West Ham United and England international defensive midfielder Declan Rice has taken to Twitter to give his reaction to Paris Saint-Germain forward Lionel Messi winning the 2022 Qatar World Cup final against Kylian Mbappe’s France.
Rice, who can also operate as a defender and played for England at the 2022 Qatar World Cup, has said that Messi is the best ever footballer.
The 23-year-old, who has been linked with moves to Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea, made the comment after Argentina beat France in the final of the 2022 Qatar World Cup final on Sunday evening.
Argentina have won the final 4-2 on penalties.
The South American giants went 2-0 up after just 36 minutes.
Messi opened the scoring for Argentina in the 23rd minute, and Angel Di Maria doubled the advantage on 36 minutes.
Kylian Mbappe halved the deficit for France in the 80th minute from the penalty spot, and then just moments later, found the back of the net with an audacious effort.
The World Cup final went into extra time after it ended 2-2 following normal time.
Messi put Argentina ahead in the 108th minute, only for Mbappe to compete his hat-trick from the penalty spot on 118 minutes.
The game went into penalties, and Argentina won the shootout 4-2.
Declan Rice on Lionel Messi after Argentina’s 2022 Qatar World Cup triumph
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