5 Jinxes Argentina broke after winning the FIFA World Cup 2022
Ivy Sarkar
LAST MONTH ARGNETINA DEFEATED FRANCE IN THE HIGH-OCTANE FINAL TO CLINCH THEIR WORLD CUP
LET'S HAVE A LOOK AT THE FIVE LONG JINXES ARGENTINA AND HIS TEAMMATES BROKE WITH THE VICTORY
DRAKE'S CURSE IS THE MOST POPULAR PHENOMENON, WHICH EVER TEAM OR PLAYER HE SUPPORTS ENDS UP ON THE LOSING SIDE. AND THIS TIME HE PUT THE WAGAR ON ARGENTINA TO WIN THE WORLD CUP AND THEY ACTUALLY ENDED UP WINNING IT.
MESSI ENDING GOAL DROUGHT IN KNOCKOUTS
MESSI HAS NEVER SCORED A GOAL IN THE KNOCKOUTS STAGES. BUT IN QATAR, HE SCORED ATLEAST A GOAL IN EACH KNOCKOUT MATCHES FINISHING THE TOURNAMENT WITH 7 GOALS
36 YEAR OLD WORLD CUP JINX
THE TEAM FINALLY WON THE WORLD CUP AFTER 36 YEARS. THEY HAVEN'T WON ANYTHING SINCE 1993, BEFORE SECURING COPA AMERICA IN 2021 AND WORLD CUP IN 2022
BREAKING EUROPE'S DOMINANCE
SINCE BRAZIL WON THE WORLD CUP IN 2002, EUROPE NATIONS WON THE NEXT 4 EDITIONS OF THE TOURNAMENT. ARGENTINA FINALLY BROKE OFF THE CURSE
MESSI SCORES IN WORLD CUP FINAL
LEO FAILED TO SCORE THE LAST TIME ARGENTINA REACHED THE FINAL IN 2014. A LATE GOAL FROM MARIO GOETZE MADE GERMANY WINNER. LEO SCORED TWICE IN THE FINAL AND A SUCCESSFUL PENALTY