Congratulations and commiserations: WAGS of Argentina’s World Cup heroes kiss the trophy and take on-pitch selfies while their counterparts console the deflated French losers
- Antonela Roccuzzo, wife of star player, Lionel Messi was seen kissing the trophy
- Angel Di Maria was also joined by his wife as the pair shared a passionate kiss
- President Emmanuel Macron was seen comforting his wife Brigitte Macron
The wives and girlfriends of Argentina’s victorious footballers rushed onto the Qatari pitch on Sunday night to congratulate their World Cup heroes.
But in the French camp, the mood was very different, with the dejected French player leaving the field as soon as they could, leaving their partners to pick up the pieces of their broken dreams of winning back-to-back trophies.
Argentina emerged from Doha having won the FIFA World Cup trophy in a spectacular game of football that saw them expertly beat France 4-2 on penalties.
Twice France came from behind, with superstar Kylian Mbappe scoring a hattrick to end the match in a 3-3 draw. But it was only penalty heartbreak to come.
Antonela Roccuzzo, wife of Lionel Messi – regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time – kisses the coveted World Cup trophy as Argentina defeat France in the 2022 final
Minutes later, just as star player Lionel Messi kissed the coveted golden trophy, he also landed a smooch from his his most loyal fan, wife Antonela Roccuzzo.
Having rushed onto the field, the Argentine WAGS were seen taking selfies, cheering and re-uniting with their partners on the pitch to share the moment of glory.
Roccuzzo herself was seen grasping the coveted trophy with both hands, kissing it with her eyes closed, as the realisation of her husband achieving his life-long dream sunk in.
Argentina’s Angel Di Maria, who like Messi fell at the final hurdle in 2014 against Germany, shared a passionate kiss with his wife Jorgelina Cardoso after the 2022 trophy ceremony. Like Messi, he was also seen celebrating with his children.
Meanwhile, for the French side, it was a crushing defeat at the final stage of the competition that even saw President Emmanuel Macron comforting his wife Brigitte Macron.
The couple were seen kissing after a thrilling game in which Messi was named Best Player
Antonela Roccuzzo beamed with pride as she held the trophy up to her face showing off her manicured nails that matched the away colours of the Argentina kit
Messi celebrates his team’s victory with his family, lifting his son from the ground and bringing him into a touching embrace with his wife
Antonela Roccuzzo wipes tears of joy from her eyes as her legendary footballer husband sits behind her with both legs wrapped around her
The couple were seen smiling for photos with the World Cup trophy as Messi wrapped one arm around his wife
Argentina’s Angel Di Maria shared a passionate kiss with his wife Jorgelina Cardoso after the trophy ceremony
Angel Di Maria was joined by his wife and daughter as they celebrated Argentina’s spectacular victory over France
Argentina’s midfielder Angel Di Maria shared a touching moment with his daughter as his wife Jorgelina Cardoso holds her
Argentina’s goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez holds the FIFA Golden Glove award as he hugs his wife Amanda Mandinha and daughter Ava
Guido Rodriguez of Argentina celebrates with wife Guadalupe Ramon as the couple cradled each other’s faces in a romantic moment
Sabrajna Duvad, wife of France’s forward Kingsley Coman, looks on during the the final match of the Qatar World cup which saw France face a crushing defeat
President Emmanuel Macron was seen attending to and comforting his wife, Brigitte Macron
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