Sergio Aguero has revealed his sensational prediction that Argentina’s Lionel Messi would win the World Cup Golden Ball award.
The PSG ahead ended his career-long wait to carry soccer’s most prestigious trophy after Sunday’s ultimate noticed Argentina emerge victorious towards France after a 4-2 penalty shoot-out win.
His former team-mate Aguero was current to help the nationwide group all through the competitors and additional proved his allegiance by sharing a wager he positioned in November.
Sergio Aguero has revealed the sensational wager he positioned previous to the World Cup commencing
Aguero predicted that Argentina’s Lionel Messi would win the Golden Ball award in Qatar
The retired star positioned a $1000 (£823) wager that his former team-mate would accumulate the award
Taking to Instagram, Aguero shared a screenshot of the wager along with his followers earlier than admitting he solely ‘simply realised’ what he had staked.
‘On November 17, I wager that one of the best participant within the World Cup can be Messi and I simply realized it,’ the previous Manchester Metropolis striker wrote.
It confirmed that the retired star positioned a wager of $1001 (£823) for Messi to win the accolade previous to the World Cup commencing.
The PSG ahead ended the marketing campaign with seven targets and three assists earlier than being topped one of the best participant of the match.
Messi profitable the award meant Aguero’s wager returned a whopping $8264 (£6,800).
Messi collected the Golden Ball trophy earlier than lifting the World Cup for the primary time
Messi then paraded across the stadium, on the shoulders of Aguero, with the trophy
Aguero was current all through Argentina’s World Cup marketing campaign and helped present help for his team-mates each on and off the pitch.
He took half within the wild celebrations that ensued all through the night time in Doha after Argentina’s historic penalty shoot-out win over France.
Messi scored a brace within the match – with a first-half penalty and extra-time effort – earlier than slotting away his spot-kick within the shoot-out that adopted.
A hat-trick from France’s Kylian Mbappe within the 3-3 draw proved futile as Messi and Argentina stormed to victory for the primary time within the competitors since 1986.
The PSG ahead scored a brace within the match to earn Argentina’s first World Cup title in 1986
