I'm probably in the minority here but I thought Lionel Messi wearing a bisht was a nice touch.īishts are given to Arab warriors after a victory in battle or to royalty.Messi just won the greatest battle of them all and confirmed himself as the king of football. The World Cup was decided in penalties after the pulsating encounter saw the two teams share six goals equally, with France's Kylian Mbappe netting a hat-trick. However, Lionel Messi seemed unfazed by wearing the traditional cloak that is worn by the royals, especially in Qatari culture, and supposedly given to warriors "after a victory in battle".Īnd Argentina did win a battle against the brilliant French side in a tense encounter that lasted more than two hours. It wasn’t Qatar’s moment to cover Messi’s Argentina shirt with their own garment of clothing Sums up everything wrong with this World CupĮven Messi's former teammate Pablo Zabaleta, who is part of BBC's coverage, said: “Just why? There’s no reason to do that.” Host and former England footballer Gary Lineker stated it was “a shame they’ve covered his shirt” during what was “a magic moment”. Making Messi wear that robe is absolutely grim. While many social media users praised Messi for donning the robe, western Twitter users, including journalists covering the event in Qatar, accused Qatar of hijacking the iconic moment. Known as the Bisht, Messi was draped in the traditional black robe as he hopped and skipped to his joyous teammates to celebrate a victory they will never forget. As Lionel Messi prepared to lift the elusive World Cup title that has evaded him throughout his illustrious career, images of the Argentine 'GOAT' being draped in a traditional cloak by the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, has angered a section of western journalists covering the tournament.
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