Although the captain of the Argentine National Team received the real cup from the hands of Gianni Infantino, FIFA president, when the award was given, during the celebrations on the field the imitation reached the striker.
Ángel di María, was the one who found out about this to Messi after the emblematic photograph was taken, which already exceeds 74 million likes on Instagram. Di María could not hide the laughter due to the confusion amid the passion of winning the World Cup and the third star for Argentina.
Fernando de la Orden, photographer of the Clarion Y oléshared on his Instagram account the moment the “Noodle” gave the news to Messi.
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“Ángel di María tells Leo Messi that the cup he had raised in front of the fans was a trout replica, that he had the FIFA one,” comments the photo-reporter’s publication.
“Fernando, we are the owners of the trout cup and we pass it on to the players on the pitch. Very funny. Thank you,” commented Paula Zuzulich, pointing out that they were the owners of that replica that drove the Argentine national team crazy.
But in the end, and knowing the passion that the South American nation feels for its soccer and this achievement, not all Argentine fans accepted the confusion in a good way.
“Some monumental assholes who brought the trout into the stadium, ruined the celebration and many photos” and “Did anyone else feel cheated when they found out that Messi did not come around with the real cup?” Some of the users complained about the done.