Messi did kind of have to walk up the steps, back down the other side, then take his colleagues back up them again when it looked like all he wanted to do was be alone.
But giving him player of the tournament is a travesty.
At least we didn't get a travesty in the result. Weirdly Argentina had the better chances, but the best team of the tournament won the Cup. So we couldn't have had a travesty of a result either way, I guess. It's not like if Brazil had won it.
We're now 28 years removed from the last time both teams scored in a World Cup final. We've had 1-0 (penalty), 0-0 (won on PKs), 3-0, 2-0, 0-0 (won on PKs), 1-0 (aet) and 1-0 (aet)...
But giving him player of the tournament is a travesty.
At least we didn't get a travesty in the result. Weirdly Argentina had the better chances, but the best team of the tournament won the Cup. So we couldn't have had a travesty of a result either way, I guess. It's not like if Brazil had won it.
We're now 28 years removed from the last time both teams scored in a World Cup final. We've had 1-0 (penalty), 0-0 (won on PKs), 3-0, 2-0, 0-0 (won on PKs), 1-0 (aet) and 1-0 (aet)...