Shakib Al Hasan celebrates Argentina's World Cup victory in Dhaka

Veteran Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was seen celebrating Argentina’s FIFA World Cup 2022 victory on the streets of Dhaka after Lionel Messi led the South American nation to glory yet again. Argentina beat France 4-2 on penalties to bag the biggest prize in football history at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar on Sunday, December 18.

After Lionel Messi & co.’s memorable win, Shakib celebrated the occasion by driving his car on the streets of Dhaka in a viral video. It was just a matter of time before he was mobbed by the crowd who was celebrating the victory on the road.

People then clicked pictures of Shakib who was seen donning an Argentina jersey and the Bangladesh T20I skipper obliged by waving back at them.

The video was posted by a fan on social media along with popular rapper Eminem’s 2002 hip-hop song ‘Sing For The Moment'.

Watch the video here:

A fairytale finale for Lionel Messi

A determined Lionel Messi who was making his final FIFA World Cup appearance this time was a man on a mission and had the hunger to excel after falling agonizingly short in the 2014 edition against Germany at the Maracana Stadium where he had to settle for the consolation prize.

The 35-year-old looked focused with positive body language right from the word ‘go’ and also made the most of his opportunities when it came to scoring. He successfully converted a penalty in the 23^rd minute to help Argentina draw first blood.

However, the real fun started during the dying minutes of regulation time when French striker Kylian Mbappe scored a penalty and a goal as the scores were leveled at 2-2.

Messi netted another one in the 108^th minute to take Argentina’s scoreline to 3-2 before his PSG teammate Mbappe returned the favour by scoring off a penalty as the match headed into the penalty shootouts with the score being tied at 2-2.

During the penalties, Argentina goalie Emi Martinez’s two crucial saves ensured that France's title defence came to an end.