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.









