Fifa World Cup 2014

Messi finally lifted the trophy in his fifth and final World Cup tournament, having lost in the 2014 final to Germany.

Argentina captain Lionel Messi won the Golden Ball and thus became the first player in the history of the tournament to have won the award twice. Messi was adjudged the best player in 2014 as well, when the Albiceleste had finished runners-up to Germany.

Argentina vs France, FIFA World Cup Final: Including the ongoing mega event in Qatar, France make a fourth time entry in the final across seven recent World Cup editions. On the other hand, Argentina last played a World Cup final in 2014, where they lost to Germany.

Lionel Messi, who suffered defeat to Germany in the 2014 final, is desperate to crown his extraordinary career by winning his first World Cup.

Fernando Santos and the FPF agreed "to end the journey of great success that began in September 2014".

Lionel Messi has now reached his second World Cup final along with Argentina, having finished runners-up in 2014 to Germany.

Lionel Messi, 35, who suffered defeat to Germany in the 2014 final, is desperate to crown his extraordinary career by winning his first World Cup and a third for Argentina after wins in 1978 and 1986

Messi had guided the Albiceleste to the final of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but they had succumbed to a 0-1 loss at the hands of Germany.

Lionel Messi, who suffered defeat to Germany in the 2014 final, is desperate to crown an extraordinary career by finally winning the World Cup.

After crying tears of sorrow in the last two World Cups, with South Korea eliminated in the group stage in both 2014 and 2018, Son Heung-min was finally able to shed tears of joy.

One of the most high-profile coaches to manage the Indian men's national football team, Igor Stimac was appointed to the top post in May 2019 for a two-year term.

Sepp Blatter was forced to stand down as FIFA president in 2015 and was originally banned by FIFA for eight years, later reduced to six, over ethics breaches when he was found to have authorised a two-million-euro "disloyal payment" to former UEFA president Michel Platini.

Javier Mascherano, a FIFA World Cup runner-up in 2014 with Argentina, retired from football on Sunday.

Miroslav Klose will be on the Bayern Munich bench when the Bundesliga restarts in nine days after having been suspended since mid-March due to the coronavirus.

Yet as this year's Copa campaign unfolded, Brazil demonstrated that it might have finally cast off the longstanding criticisms of "Neymar-dependency."

Messi finally lifted the trophy in his fifth and final World Cup tournament, having lost in the 2014 final to Germany.

Argentina captain Lionel Messi won the Golden Ball and thus became the first player in the history of the tournament to have won the award twice. Messi was adjudged the best player in 2014 as well, when the Albiceleste had finished runners-up to Germany.

Argentina vs France, FIFA World Cup Final: Including the ongoing mega event in Qatar, France make a fourth time entry in the final across seven recent World Cup editions. On the other hand, Argentina last played a World Cup final in 2014, where they lost to Germany.

Lionel Messi, who suffered defeat to Germany in the 2014 final, is desperate to crown his extraordinary career by winning his first World Cup.

Fernando Santos and the FPF agreed "to end the journey of great success that began in September 2014".

Lionel Messi has now reached his second World Cup final along with Argentina, having finished runners-up in 2014 to Germany.

Lionel Messi, 35, who suffered defeat to Germany in the 2014 final, is desperate to crown his extraordinary career by winning his first World Cup and a third for Argentina after wins in 1978 and 1986

Messi had guided the Albiceleste to the final of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but they had succumbed to a 0-1 loss at the hands of Germany.

Lionel Messi, who suffered defeat to Germany in the 2014 final, is desperate to crown an extraordinary career by finally winning the World Cup.

After crying tears of sorrow in the last two World Cups, with South Korea eliminated in the group stage in both 2014 and 2018, Son Heung-min was finally able to shed tears of joy.

One of the most high-profile coaches to manage the Indian men's national football team, Igor Stimac was appointed to the top post in May 2019 for a two-year term.

Sepp Blatter was forced to stand down as FIFA president in 2015 and was originally banned by FIFA for eight years, later reduced to six, over ethics breaches when he was found to have authorised a two-million-euro "disloyal payment" to former UEFA president Michel Platini.

Javier Mascherano, a FIFA World Cup runner-up in 2014 with Argentina, retired from football on Sunday.

Miroslav Klose will be on the Bayern Munich bench when the Bundesliga restarts in nine days after having been suspended since mid-March due to the coronavirus.

Yet as this year's Copa campaign unfolded, Brazil demonstrated that it might have finally cast off the longstanding criticisms of "Neymar-dependency."