Lionel Messi of Argentina celebrates with his teammates after winning the FIFA World Cup on Sunday. Messi’s team beat France 4-2 on penalties, after the Frenchmen held off the South Americans 3-3. Photo: David Ramos/VCG

French President Emmanuel Macron greets Messi during the award presentation ceremony after the final. Photo: Odd Andersen/VCG

France’s Kylian Mbappé faces off with his Paris Saint-Germain teammate Messi during Sunday’s final at Lusail Stadium in Qatar. Mbappé scored a hat trick in the final, the first player to do so since England’s Geoff Hurst in 1966. Photo: VCG

Mbappé pats Messi on the back as Argentina lost 3-4 to France in the round of 16 matches in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Messi played 360 minutes and scored one goal for Argentina that year. Photo: Mehdi Taamallah/VCG

Messi looks at the World Cup trophy post-World Cup final in 2014. Argentina succumbed to Germany 0-1 in the final of the tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Messi played 693 minutes and scored four goals during that World Cup campaign. Photo: VCG

Argentina’s soccer legend and former coach Diego Maradona hugs Messi after the 2010 World Cup quarterfinal in Cape Town, South Africa. The team lost to Germany 0-4 in that game. Messi played 450 minutes for the team that year. Photo: Javier Soriano/VCG

Messi is surrounded by Mexico’s defenders during a 2006 FIFA World Cup round of 16 knockout match. Argentina would go on to beat the Mexicans 2-1. The 21-year-old Messi made his World Cup debut that year. Photo: Clive Mason/VCG

Messi kisses the World Cup trophy on Sunday. He was also awarded the Adidas Golden Ball for Qatar 2022 for his effort playing 690 minutes and contributing seven goals and three assists in this year’s tournament. Photo: Kirill Kudruavysev/VCG

Messi celebrates with his family after winning the final. Photo: Richard Heathcote/VCG

Argentina players celebrate their victory. This is Argentina’s third World Cup. Photo: Igor Kralj/VCG

Fans gather in Hong Kong to cheer on Argentina early Monday morning. Photo: Li Zhihua/China News Service, VCG

An Argentina No. 10 T-shirt is projected on the obelisk, the country’s national historic monument in Buenos Aires on Sunday. Photo: Emiliano Lasalvia/VCG