[골닷컴] Reporter Kim Dong-ho = Lionel Messi’s last dance is running towards the end. Adidas’ efforts for Messi are also about to bear fruit.
Argentina’s ‘Tango Corps’ and France’s ‘Roble Corps’ will face off for the championship cup at the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar finals, which will be held at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar at 0:00 am ( Korean time) on the 19th.
An exciting clash is expected as they challenge for the third championship in their career side by side. If Argentina wins the trophy, it will be the first time in 36 years since 1986. On the other hand, if France becomes champion, it will be the third team in history to win two consecutive World Cups, after the Italy and Brazil.
In particular, many football fans are paying attention to see if Argentina will win the championship. This is because of the existence of Messi. Messi, who made his debut in the 2006 World Cup in Germany, has a painful memory of reaching the trophy in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, only to lose to Germany and remain in second place. Therefore, the World Cup in Qatar is a valuable opportunity for Messi. For his own ‘Last Dance’, all his colleagues and Argentine fans are united in one mind.
Adidas is also very aware of whether Messi will win the World Cup or not. Adidas is currently Messi’s personal sponsor as well as the kit sponsor of the Argentine national football team. For Messi’s last World Cup, he is working hard, such as producing golden football boots in particular.
Also, if Messi wins this World Cup, the Argentina shirt will be Messi’s first World Cup winning shirt. As a result, the Argentinian outfit is said to have already sold out worldwide.
According to the Global Edition ‘Goal.com’ report, Adidas put all their energy into this kit, Messi’s last national team kit. An Adidas official said in an interview with ‘Goal.com’, “We tried to use a sky blue color similar to the color of the Argentinian flag as much as possible. Details of the Argentinian flag were also included in the design.”
“The number of stripes on the front and back of the dress is different. When Argentina won the World Cup in 1978, it had three light blue stripes, and when it won the World Cup in 1986, it had four stripes. In 2022, we put four stripes on the front and three stripes on the back,” he added. It was a special detail to wish for a World Cup victory.
In the final match against France, Argentina will wear their traditional sky blue home kit. Adidas is expected to be hoping that Messi and Argentina will win the World Cup more than anyone else. Coincidentally, the opposing team’s shirt sponsor is Nike. Nike is also the sponsor of the football boots of Kylian Mbappe, who is considered a rival to Messi, so attention is also focused on the battle for pride between the two brands.
