Lionel Messi has finally fulfilled his long-awaited dream of winning the World Cup. Lionel Messi had won everything in his glittering career except the World Cup. However, Messi has finally added the World Cup to his trophy cabinet last Sunday. Argentina finally won their third World Cup title after 36 years as they defeated France 4-2 in the penalty shootout.
However, while most soccer fans are happy for Lionel Messi, some fans are claiming that this World Cup was rigged. It’s a commonly known fact that almost the entire soccer fanbase is divided into two groups, Messi fans, and Ronaldo fans. While it was the perfect ending to Lionel Messi’s last World Cup, Cristiano Ronaldo, unfortunately, had a rather bitter one. Thus, not only Ronaldo fans but also Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister herself has claimed that this was the worst and most rigged World Cup ever.
What did Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister Katia Aveiro say about the World Cup that Lionel Messi’s team won?
Katia Aveiro, Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister, has criticized the FIFA World Cup 2022. She claimed that this World Cup was “the worst of all time.” Portugal who was considered one of the top contenders for the FIFA World Cup 2022 had a rather disappointing journey in Qatar. Portugal lost to the underdogs Morocco in the quarterfinals of the World Cup.
Moreover, Cristiano Ronaldo had an extremely frustrating World Cup campaign. The Portuguese talisman had a very poor start to the season, especially after losing his child. To add salt to the wound, Ronaldo was benched at his former club Manchester United, barely getting any minutes to play. After the explosive interview with Piers Morgan, Ronaldo’s contract was terminated by Manchester United.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister calls this year’s World Cup ‘the worst of all time’, while praising ‘unreal’ Kylian Mbappe. pic.twitter.com/ps16sAHkqL
— SPORTbible (@sportbible) December 20, 2022
During the FIFA World Cup 2022, Cristiano Ronaldo managed to score only one goal, which was a penalty against Ghana. He started most of the matches on the bench and failed to produce any impact on the game. On the other hand, Ronaldo’s arch-rival Lionel Messi had the most beautiful ending to the World Cup that any soccer player can dream of. Not only did Messi win the World Cup, but he also won the FIFA Golden Ball award.
Therefore, Katia’s comments about the FIFA World Cup 2022 are understandable. Although, she congratulated Argentina for winning the World Cup and heaved praises on the “unreal” Kylian Mbappe.
Fans react to Ronaldo’s sister’s comments on the 2022 FIFA World Cup
There has been a massive outpour of reactions from soccer fans after Katia Aveiro’s comments about the 2022 World Cup. Most of the fans who support Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal have sympathized with Katia’s comments. Many of them have branded the World Cup as rigged. Here’s a look at some Twitter reactions.
She lied ? It was the worst and most rigged World Cup ever
— Anderson 🇧🇷 (@andersoonx_) December 20, 2022
The whole World Cup is rigged for Messi to win it. Funny that some people still don’t believe it
— Julian (@JulianJuve_) December 13, 2022
However, supporters of Lionel Messi and Argentina have also come out to defend their team against these allegations. Here’s what they said.
Care to elaborate? lmao, Wanted either Brazil or France to win, but Argentina deserves it. Simple as that 🤷♂️
— Eyþór Elvar Pálsson (@EythorElvar) December 20, 2022
— Junaid Din (@JunaidDin17) December 20, 2022
No you are just bitter cause the team you wanted to win disappointed you dismally
— Naledi Mkhize (@NalediMkeysair) December 20, 2022
While debates regarding Argentina’s victory and some refereeing decisions during the World Cup will go on for a long time, there’s no denying that Lionel Messi and Argentina fully deserved their victory. Albeit some fans feel that this was the “worst” World Cup, it was certainly one of the most exciting editions of the tournament.
Countries that were considered to be underdogs like Japan, Morocco, South Korea, and so on have definitely managed to prove their critics wrong. The World Cup final between Argentina and France was also one of the most nail-biting games in the history of soccer.
