Sports Center / Reported by Lin Yunxuan
▲ FIFA World Cup officially announced a synthetic commemorative photo, “Mbappe kneeling to Messi” caused heated discussions. (Image / Summary from @FIFAWorldCup Twitter)
In the 2022 Qatar Football World Cup, Argentina finally defeated their arch-rival France to win the championship. The official FIFA World Cup Twitter also posted a composite image of all the stars, but the king of Argentine football Lionel Messi (Lionel Messi) was placed next to the French “talented forward” Kylian Mbappé kneeling on one knee photo sparked heated discussions.
In the 2022 Qatar Football World Cup, Argentina won the Hercules Cup for the first time in 36 years! There were no cold spots in the game, and the final result was determined by a PK battle. Argentina kicked France 4-2 away, which made fans around the world quite amusing. After the tournament ended successfully, the official FIFA World Cup Twitter also posted a composite photo of each team’s stars on the official Twitter and wrote: “Thank you for filling us with memories.” But fans noticed that on the left side of the photo was Messi kissing the Hercules Cup, while Mbappé knelt on one knee to the side, appearing to be kneeling in front of Messi.
This photo caused heated discussions and fans shouted “WTF? Mbappe took a knee in front of Messi” and “Let Mbappe know who is the king of the ball”. Also, some people noticed that Brazilian star Neymar and Croatian star “Magic Flute” Modric (Luka Modrić) are not in the picture.
