Ronaldo congratulates Messi on his World Cup 2022 victory

Lionel Messi received congratulations from Brazilian star Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima after Argentina defeated France on Sunday in the World Cup final in Qatar.

Messi excelled in a six-goal thriller in which Kylian Mbappe of France scored a hat-trick to break a 3-3 tie after extra time.

Ronaldo, the star of Brazil’s success at the 2002 World Cup, called the Argentina captain a “genius” in his congratulations on Twitter.

“Football of this type dispels any rivalry. I saw many Brazilians, and people from all over the world, cheering on Messi in this electrifying final”

“A farewell worthy of the genius who, far beyond being a World Cup star, led an era. Congratulations, Messi!” he wrote on Twitter.