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Manchester City's Spanish manager Pep Guardiola gestures on the touchline during the Premier League match against Brentford at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester on November 12, 2022. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

Guardiola salutes World Cup winners Alvarez and Messi

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) President, Patrice Motsepe, holds a press conference in Algiers on October 1, 2022 following the CAF Executive Committee (EXCO) meeting. (Photo by AFP)

African team can reach 2026 World Cup final - CAF boss Motsepe

Qatar Airways presented the medals and individual awards to Argentina after their historic 4-2 victory on penalties over 2018 champions, France.

Qatar Airways operated nearly 14,000 flights during World Cup

In this file photo taken on September 5, 2022 Manchester City's manager Pep Guardiola leads a training session at the Manchester City training ground in Manchester. (Photo by OLI SCARFF / AFP)

Messi the greatest even without World Cup heroics, says Guardiola

France's forward Kylian Mbappe (left) and coach Didier Deschamps greet supporters at the Hotel de Crillon, a day after the Qatar 2022 World Cup final match Place de la Concorde in central Paris on December 19, 2022. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)

Mbappe returns to training days after World Cup disappointment

French President Emmanuel Macron: AFP

Macron praises Qatar for World Cup hosting

Fans wave Argentine flags as they celebrate their team's victory in the Qatar 2022 World Cup final football match against France, in Washington, DC, on December 18, 2022. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP)

More Americans watched Argentina-France than any World Cup match ever

Lionel Messi (centre) celebrates with teammates on board a bus with a sign reading "World Champions" as they tour through Buenos Aires' downtown on December 20, 2022. (Photo by TOMAS CUESTA / AFP)

Messi invited to leave his mark at Maracana's Hall of Fame

Carling has produced murals at the Corniche and outside Al Bayt and Lusail stadiums, including during the final between Argentina and France. 

Carling Jackson – The Athlete Artist – discusses her Qatar 2022 journey

Former German player and World Cup winner Lothar Matthaus attends the unveiling ceremony of Qatar's official 2022 FIFA World Cup poster at Hamad International Airport in Doha on June 15, 2022. | AFP-JIJI

Matthäus praises Messi after breaking his record of most World Cup games

An Argentina fan with Lionel Messi jersey wait for the arrival of the players to their country after winning the World Cup in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires province, Argentina, on December 19, 2022. (Photo by TOMAS CUESTA / AFP)

Demand for Messi, Mbappe football gear spikes after World Cup

Argentina's captain Lionel Messi (centre) holds the FIFA World Cup Trophy on board a bus as he celebrates alongside teammates and in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires province, Argentina on December 20, 2022. (Photo by Tomas CUESTA / AFP)

Argentines dance, cry and cheer in streets as World Cup winners return

In this aerial view fans of Argentina celebrate winning the Qatar 2022 World Cup against France at the Obelisk in Buenos Aires, on December 18, 2022. (Photo by Emiliano LASALVIA / AFP)

Argentina to celebrate World Cup victory at Buenos Aires' Obelisk

A fan of Argentina holds a flag with an image of Argentine forward Lionel Messi as she celebrates winning the Qatar 2022 World Cup at 9 de Julio avenue in Buenos Aires, on December 18, 2022. (Photo by TOMAS CUESTA / AFP)

Argentina's post-Maradona youth revel in Messi's maiden World Cup win

Argentina's goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez celebrates after denying France's Kingsley Coman during the penalty shoot-out of the Qatar 2022 World Cup final match at Lusail Stadium in Lusail on December 18, 2022. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)

France's Coman, Tchouameni racially abused after World Cup final defeat