From Gu Ailing to Messi, 10 memorable moments of sports in 2022

Victory

Argentina won thrilling World Cup final on penalties and Lionel Messi finally has the title that has eluded him for so long. But they did it the hard way after what will go down as one of the greatest (if not the greatest) World Cup finals of all time.

Messi carried the team on his own shoulders for much of the tournament and scored twice in the final to finish the campaign with seven goals and three assists, a performance comparable to that of Maradona in 1986.

Messi fell to his knees inside the center circle at Lusail stadium, elation stamped on his face as his Argentina teammates ran towards him and then piled on top of him in gleeful celebration.

This was the crowning glory of a career that already had everything except for a World Cup winners' medal.