Contemporary · Middle East · Culture

2022

Messi wins the World Cup

December 18, 2022

In a Qatari final that swung between Argentina and France for 120 minutes, Lionel Messi finally lifted the trophy that had eluded him for two decades. Kylian Mbappé scored a hat trick in defeat. Eighty-eight thousand fans wept in Lusail. The greatest player of his generation had completed his story.

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Before and after in Middle East

Before: March 23, 2021: Ever Given blocks the Suez
After: February 6, 2023: Turkey-Syria earthquake

Before and after in Culture

Before: September 17, 2021: Squid Game eats the world
After: July 26, 2024: Paris Olympics open

Era

Contemporary (2001–2026), one of 196 events from that era on Saeculum.

Sources

Wikipedia: Lionel Messi