Dec 20, 2022 - 18:17
By rte.ie

Messi breaks Instagram record with World Cup post

Lionel Messi has added another record to his remarkable roll of honour, however, this time the achievement has come off the pitch rather than on it.

The World Cup winning captain of Argentina published a montage of images of the historic final against France, and it has become the most liked Instagram post of all time.

Messi's post has been liked over 61.6 million times, while over 1.7million comments have appeared on the post.

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"So many times I dreamed it, so much I wanted it that I still don't fall, I can't believe it......," said Messi in the post.

"Thank you so much to my family, to all who support me and also to all who believed in us. We prove once again that Argentinians when we fight together and united we are able to achieve what we aim. The merit is of this group, which is above individuals, is the strength of all fighting for the same dream that was also the one of all Argentinians... We did it!!!

The previous record was held by a photograph of an egg.

Messi has since posed for a photograph of him sleeping with the iconic World Cup trophy - already liked by 29.2m accounts on the social media platform.