Following Argentina’s World Cup victory in December of last year, Lionel Messi claimed that his Instagram account was “restricted” as a result of getting “a million messages.” Messi said in an interview with Urbana Play that the volume of messages he received after winning the World Cup caused his Instagram to be blocked for a few days. The Argentine superstar also revealed that he managed the Instagram account independently, without assistance from “any company” or a third party.
Messi’s Instagram posts after La Albiceleste lifted the World Cup trophy completely took over the internet
Messi’s Instagram posts after La Albiceleste lifted the World Cup trophy completely took over the internet. After winning the World Cup, Messi’s first celebration Instagram post quickly rose to the top of the all-time social media likes list. The previous record was held by TikToker user Bella Poarch, who accumulated 60.3 million likes on a video of herself lip-syncing to Millie B’s “M to the B.” To beat Poarch’s record, Messi’s post received more than 75 million likes and two million comments as of the most recent update. “THE WORLD CHAMPIONS! I can’t believe it; I’ve fantasised about it so frequently and wanted it so badly “read the article.
The Argentine maestro set a new record by surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo
“Thank you very much to my family, to all who support me and also to all who believed in us. We demonstrate once again that Argentines when we fight together and united are capable of achieving what we set out to do. The merit belongs to this group, which is above individualities, it is the strength of all fighting for the same dream that was also the dream of all Argentines… We did it!!! GO ARGENTINA!!!!! we are seeing each other very soon,” it added.
In addition to having the most liked post, the Argentine maestro set a new record by surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo to become the second user to reach 400 million followers on the Meta-owned network. Argentina won the match in Qatar thanks in large part to Messi. The nation’s 35-year trophy drought was ended by the World Cup victory; the great Maradona last hoisted it in 1986. Argentina defeated France 4-2 on penalties in the tournament’s championship match, with Messi taking home both the Golden Ball and Silver Boot awards.