Lionel Messi, wife and children celebrate World Cup victory – Hollywood Life

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Lionel Messi, wife and children celebrate World Cup victory – Hollywood Life

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December 18, 2022
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In a thrilling final decided by penalty shoot-out, Argentina defeated France 4-2 at the World Cup on Sunday, December 18, finally presenting football’s most famous trophy to the country’s most famous sportsman, Lionel Messi. The 35-year-old superstar, who scored twice against France at the Qatar stadium, celebrated the dramatic victory with his wife Antonela Roccuzzo and their adorable three children – Thiago, 10, Mateo, 7, & Ciro, 4, – immediately after the winner’s shot Argentina’s Gonzalo Montiel.

Lionel Messi celebrates his World Cup victory with his wife Antonela Roccuzzo and their children Thiago, Mateo & Ciro. (Kieran McManus/Shutterstock)

Lionel met on the sidelines and was surrounded by Antonela and her children, all of whom wore matching football shirts to show their support. The legendary athlete couldn’t hold back his smile as he wrapped his arms around his brood and they took turns passing the trophy. To capture the historic moment, Antonela snapped selfies of her adorable family celebrating their early Christmas present.

And what a gift! After years — and five appearances at the World Cup — only to miss the big win, Lionel finally won the grand prize in the 2022 series, which also made him the first player in World Cup history to score in every game of the knockout -Rounds, per CBS News.

Lionel Messi and his Argentinian teammates celebrate their 2022 World Cup victory. (Kieran McManus/Shutterstock)

The hard-fought victory was no doubt appreciated by Lionel’s beautiful model wife. Antonela has been at the footballer’s side since 2007. They welcomed Thiago five years later, and then Mateo in 2015 and Ciro in 2018. A year before Ciro’s arrival, the couple decided to make it official and get married. The ceremony was not only described as the “wedding of the year” by an Argentinian newspaper, but also as the “wedding of the century” according to the BBC.

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