Messi and Mbappe are the last players to win and lose a World Cup final in their careers

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Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe have both won and lost World Cup finals – and both will, in fact, have a hard time making this out of 11 superstars who have done the same.

Messi led Argentina to glory in Qatar and is now part of a small group of players who have won and lost the World Cup final. Fellow PSG undefeated Kylian Mbappe has also joined the elite squad, having lifted the trophy in 2018.

Some stellar names appeared before them; Here is a lineup made up of the other superstars who were part of the winning and losing teams.

Goalkeeper: Dino Zoff Dino Zoff became only the second goalkeeper in history to captain a World Cup-winning team after Italy beat Germany in 1982. Gianpiero Combi was first back in 1934 and Zoff may have thought his chance to emulate his compatriot had passed. He was 40 years old when he lifted the trophy. Watch the Juventus legend from the bench in 1970 when they thrashed 4-1 Brazilian side Gli Azzurri.

If you’re a fan of a goalkeeper challenge, try naming the German goalkeeper who was part of the team that finished runners-up to England in ’66 but triumphed on home soil eight years later.

Right-back: Cafu From captain in 1982 to captain in 2002, Cafu led Brazil to their fifth World Cup victory after defeating Germany in Yokohama. This was his second success story in the competition, after he came on as a substitute for the injured Jorginho in the 1994 final (more on that shortly). The prolific full-back wasn’t so lucky in 1998, as his side lost to hosts France, but Ronaldo’s redemption story four years later (more on that soon too) saw Cafu claim the trophy again.

Centre-back: Franco Baresi Franco Baresi was one of Zoff’s teammates back in 1982, still in the early years of his then-legendary career. Then 22, he was an unused member of the team, with the more experienced heads of Gaetano Scirea, Fulvio Collovati and Claudio Gentile not the favourite. By 1994, Parisi was a veteran and captained the team in the United States as they reached the final. The Milan legend ended up hitting penalties over the bar in the shootout against Brazil, just as Roberto Baggio, the team’s mascot, did to gift the trophy to the South Americans.

Center back: Franz Beckenbauer, German football’s new star in 1966 Young Franz Beckenbauer kept England’s key player Bobby Charlton calm in the final at Wembley, although of course the Three Lions triumphed in extra time. Eight years later, Der Kaiser led his country to victory in the familiar atmosphere of Munich, beating Johan Cruyff’s Dutch side in the final. Beckenbauer finally got the trophy after that silver in ’66 and finished third in Mexico ’70.

Left-back: Nilton Santos A member of Brazil’s 1950 squad Nilton Santos was part of a national disaster after his country’s shock loss to Uruguay in the final match of the tournament at the Maracana. The most successful team in the history of the competition did not have a World Cup to its name at the time, but were strong favorites to capture Jules Rimet for the first time on home soil. The unexpected defeat of their South American rivals left many in tears, including Pele’s young father. The future star declared to his old man that he would take home the trophy and he made good on that promise just eight years later, lining up alongside Santos to help Brazil defeat Sweden in the ’58 final.

Central midfield: Lothar Matthaus Beckenbauer was joined to this side by the man who managed him at the 1990 World Cup: Lothar Matthaus, captain of a German side who got a measure of revenge against Argentina in the final. Left-back Andreas Brehme converted a penalty five minutes from time in a tight game in Rome as Diego Maradona lost his grip on the trophy he won four years ago. The 1986 final in Mexico was even more exciting, with La Albiceleste winning 3-2 against Germany and Mateus.

1986:

🇬🇧Heinz Rummenigge/Matthaus pic.twitter.com/4Lo98o32Df

– FIFA World Cup (FIFA WorldCup) December 17, 2022

Central midfield: Luis Monti Luis Monti was the first player to appear in two World Cup finals, having started in the inaugural edition in 1930 as well as the closing match of the 1934 tournament. The most unusual part of his story is that Monti was a member of the Argentina team that lost to Uruguay in ’30 – but Argentina did not reach the final in ’34; They went to Sweden in the Round of 16. Fortunately for Monti, the laws of the game regarding appearances for various national teams were much more lenient at the time, and as he had Italian citizenship, he began playing for Gli Azzurri in 1932. Raimondo Orsi had made the same transition In 1929 the two Argentine-born stars helped their adoptive country beat Czechoslovakia, as Italy won the first of their four World Cups.

Midfield: Zinedine Zidane The 1998 World Cup Final couldn’t have gone much better for Zinedine Zidane, as he scored twice and was awarded man of the match as France demolished reigning champions Brazil 3-0 at home to win the competition. The first time in their history. On the contrary, the 2006 final could not have been much worse for the Real Madrid icon. Zidane was sent off infamously for headbutting Marco Materazzi and had to watch as his looted side lost to Italy on penalties in Berlin.

Striker: Ronaldo (The Iconic) While Zidane was at an all-time high after the 1998 final, Brazil star Ronaldo was at an all-time low. The young striker made headlines ahead of the match, after he was initially left out of the starting line-up due to a convulsive fit. He was brought back shortly before kick-off but had little effect on the match as his side were outplayed by the French. After four years in Japan and South Korea, Ronaldo made things right by scoring twice in the final and winning the Man of the Match award, in addition to being awarded the Golden Boot.

Striker: Diego Maradona Debates will rage over whether Messi has ever beaten his idol Diego Maradona, now it was he who lifted the World Cup, but Argentina’s 1986 team was arguably weaker than today’s champions, and Maradona was often credited with carrying it. team to glory. Captain of the team that beat Germany in the final, Die Mannschaft got revenge on Diego and his companions four years later in the 1990 final.

Forward: Thierry Henry Like Zidane, Thierry Henry triumphed in 1998 and miserable after defeat in 2006, but champions Arsenal also had to endure the infamy of a group-stage exit in 2010 as the French side collapsed in South Africa. Other forwards eligible for this side are the kid Bebeto who celebrates wins on 94 and losses on 98; and Miroslav Klose, the all-time World Cup top scorer, who finally claimed the trophy in 2014 after two third-place finishes in 2006 and 2010 and a silver medal in 2002.

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