Brazilian star Neymar Jr. has been largely in the background since his World Cup quarter-final loss to Croatia. He also took a break from social media. However, after a long World Cup campaign, the Brazilian has now forgotten his country's failures and moved to France.

After a month of excitement over the Qatar World Cup, the club football season is set to resume this week. All the teams in Europe have started their training. Already, French star Kylian Mbappe has joined PSG's training session first.

The French forward returned to action three days after losing to Argentina in the World Cup final. After the World Cup Golden Boot winner, PSG teammate Neymar has arrived in France. The Brazilian star is not the only one to step foot on French soil, but another star, Marquinhos, has also stepped foot on French soil.

After returning home after the World Cup, Neymar rushed to his sister's house. He also hosted a party there for two consecutive nights. Although the matter was supposed to be kept secret, the guests who came to Neymar's party posted some pictures and videos on social media as they left the house. After that, the gossip about this party spread on social media.

A couple of days ago, Shakib Al Hasan's favorite team, Argentina, won the World Cup title. The Albiceleste's 36-year wait is over.

The fans also got to see the coveted trophy. Shakib Al Hasan is one of them. He is also floating with excitement. On Tuesday, Shakib appeared at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur wearing the Bangladesh jersey. Like his favorite footballer Lionel Messi, he also had the number 10 jersey.

On the night of Argentina's World Cup victory, he took to the streets at midnight wearing Messi's jersey. Later, his video went viral on social media. This time, he appeared on the field as well. Playing football in cricketers' practice is a regular occurrence. Shakib played football today wearing Argentine legend Lionel Messi's jersey. According to the schedule, the Bangladesh team had an optional practice today. However, cricketers were seen arriving at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur around 1 pm.

Bangladesh is practicing this way mainly with the end of the two-match Test series against India in mind. Earlier, the hosts won the three-match ODI series. However, they later lost the Chittagong Test by a huge margin of 188 runs.

Argentina won the World Cup for the last time in 1986 thanks to Maradona's superhuman magic. Since then, winning the World Cup has been a nightmare for the country. Even in 2014, they did not achieve victory. Finally, the Albiceleste have won the World Cup for the third time, ending a long 36-year wait. Messi-Di Maria finally reached their home country, fulfilling the dreams of millions of fans.

Lionel Scaloni's plane landed in Argentina at 11:20 am Bangladesh time on Tuesday. Millions of Argentines are eagerly waiting to welcome the Albiceleste. An aesthetically pleasing open-top bus built for Messi. Argentina, which is in a festive mood, has also declared a public holiday on December 20.

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez has declared a public holiday across the country on Tuesday to welcome Lionel Messi.

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Even before Lionel stepped foot in the Qatar World Cup, it was widely rumored that football wizard Lionel Messi was going to end his career after playing in the 22nd tournament. The star even hinted at it in some media outlets. But after the World Cup final, he dismissed all the rumors and said that he was not retiring right away. He said that he would play for Argentina for a few more years.

Messi is barely 35. But there is no way to tell from his excellent form and play that his age has left an impression. The former Barca star scored 7 goals in the World Cup, assisted 3 more goals by his teammates. He won the Golden Ball. After winning the World Cup final, Messi said in a media interview, "I wanted to retire after the World Cup. I can't ask for anything more than what I got from the World Cup. What I have achieved at the end of my career is enough."

He also said, "I love football. I enjoy playing for the national team. My wish is that I will continue playing for the champion Argentina."

The wait is over. After 36 years of waiting, Maradona's successors have finally lifted the World Cup. The Albiceleste have finally won the elusive golden trophy, leaving the entire football world in raptures.

Argentina set foot in the Middle Eastern country of Qatar with the goal of winning the World Cup. However, those hopes began to fade after losing to Saudi Arabia in the first match of the group stage. However, in a great comeback, led by Lionel Messi, the Latin American team surprised everyone and reached the final.

And the entire football world witnessed a thrilling final at Qatar's Lusail Stadium on Sunday, when Argentina beat France in a penalty shootout after a 3-3 draw in regulation time to lift their third World Cup title.

Messi has led the team from the front and has shone brightly from start to finish in this World Cup with a magical performance. He has also put himself in the record books. Let's see what records and achievements Messi has achieved in the Qatar World Cup.

1. Messi is the first footballer in history to score in the group stage, last 16, quarter-final, semi-final and final of a World Cup.

2. Messi has played a record 19 matches wearing the captain's armband at the World Cup stage. The next two places on this list are Mexico's Rafa Marquez (17) and Argentina legend Diego Maradona (16).

3. Messi has played a total of 26 matches in the World Cup, including the final in Lusail, breaking Germany's Luther Matthaus' record of 25 matches.

4. Messi is now Argentina's top scorer in the blue and white jersey with 7 goals in this World Cup. Next on the list are Gabriel Batistuta (10), Maradona (8), Guillermo Stabile (8), Mario Kempes (6) and Gonzalo Higuain (5).

5. Messi is the only footballer to have set the record for assists in five different World Cups. Brazilian legend Pele, Poland's Jeggos Lato, Argentina's Maradona and England's David Beckham have all assisted in three tournaments.

6. The gap between Messi's first and last goal on the World Cup stage is 16 years and 184 days. Which is the longest in history. Next in line is Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo. That period is 16 years and 160 days.

7. Messi played 2,314 minutes in the World Cup, breaking the previous record of 2,217 minutes held by Italy's Paolo Maldini.

8. Messi has won the Man of the Match award 11 times, the most in World Cup history. He won the award in five of his seven matches in Qatar. FIFA started giving the award at the 2002 World Cup.

9. Messi is the first player since the 1966 World Cup in England to score a double of goals and assists in three different matches in a single World Cup. La Pulga is also the first footballer to score a goal and assist in four different matches at the World Cup stage.

10. Messi has won 16 matches in the World Cup. However, only Germany's Miroslav Klose has won more than Lm10, with 17 wins.

The final match of the Qatar World Cup in Lusail was everything that a thriller means. With a two-goal lead in the first half of the match, many saw Argentina winning the title.

But Mbappe equalized for France with a brace in the space of a minute, ending the game in regulation time with a 2-2 draw.

Argentina took the lead again in extra time with a brilliant goal from Messi in the 108th minute. But France equalized again by scoring another goal a couple of minutes before the end of the match, completing their hat-trick. But after the match went to a tiebreaker, Le Albiceleste emerged victorious.

The Qatar World Cup title was finally won by the blue team 4-2 in a tiebreaker. Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez became the hero of Argentina's World Cup victory there. Martinez brought Argentina to the brink of winning the World Cup by saving Kingsley Coman's penalty shot in the penalty shootout. Then Aurelien Chuameni's shot to stop Martinez was missed. That's how goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez became the hero of Argentina's last-minute victory.

Argentina defeated France in a thrilling final to win the World Cup in Qatar. Despite the team's defeat, Kylian Mbappe won the Golden Boot with a total of 8 goals in the tournament, including a hat-trick in the final. Messi lost the Golden Boot to Mbappe despite scoring 7 goals in the match.

Messi and Mbappe both started the World Cup final on Sunday (December 18) with 5 goals each. Messi's goal tally rose to 6 after he put the ball into the French net in the 23rd minute.

Mbappe scored a pair of goals in a short period of time in the second half.

His goal tally stood at 7. When the game went into extra time, Messi scored another goal. This brought his goal tally to 7. Then, in the second half of extra time, Mbappe scored from the penalty spot to put the team ahead. His goal tally stood at 8. This ensured his Golden Boot.

1986 to 2022. 36 years have passed since the calendar turned. In the meantime, the World Cup title has not been tasted. Lionel Messi's team set foot in the host country Qatar with such calculations in mind.

However, the Latin American country suffered a setback in the first match of the group stage, losing to Saudi Arabia. Immediately after that, the scenario changed and Lionel Scaloni's team began to show themselves in the World Cup. The main architect of which was the team's lifeblood, Lionel Messi. With his help, the Albiceleste won the final of this year's World Cup stage.

The world has seen a different Messi on and off the field in the current Qatar World Cup. Messi has scored 7 goals and assisted three in this World Cup. This star has shone whenever the Argentine team needs him. He received the Man of the Match award in all three matches of the knockout stage. In total, he has been Man of the Match in four matches. On the other hand, this star also scored 2 goals in the World Cup final.

The 35-year-old footballer from Rosario has written his name on every trophy in the world of football. Only the golden World Cup title was elusive. Today, Argentina won the World Cup for the third time, defeating France in a dramatic tiebreaker at the iconic Lusail Stadium in Qatar.

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Argentina's starting XI has changed throughout the World Cup, with coach Lionel Scaloni changing tactics to take the opponent into consideration.

There was some discussion about his starting XI against France. There was some question as to whether Angel Di Maria would play even if he was fully fit. However, Scaloni has lined up the XI with the experienced winger in mind.
To counter the French's formidable attack, Argentina will field two center backs, Cristian Romero and Nicolas Otamendi. Molina and Marcos Aquino will play as fullbacks.

They are joined by three midfielders: Enzo Fernandes, Rodrigo de Paul and Alexis McAllister. Lionel Messi will be joined in attack by Julián Alvarez, who scored twice in the semi-final, and Ángel Di María. Ángel Di María is not in the starting eleven for the title clash.

Argentina's starting XI against France:

Goalkeeper: Emiliano Martinez.

Defenders: Cristian Romero, Nicolas Otamendi Nahuel, Molina, Marcus Aquino.

Midfielders: Enzo Fernandes, Rodrigo de Paul, Mc Allister.

Forwards: Lionel Messi, Julián Alvarez, Angel Di Maria.