Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has reached the Lusail Stadium in Qatar to witness the 2022 FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and France on Sunday (December 18).
Taking to Instagram, Shastri uploaded a video from the venue with the caption: “Lusail will erupt in an hour. Its Messi fever getting in to the stadium”.
In the video, Shastri can be heard as saying: “I have been to stadiums and stadiums and stadiums all my life, covering sports, playing sports and watching sports. This Lusail Stadium, that you are seeing in the background, just takes the cake. It’s empty, I am early to soak in the atmosphere and in prime position when the ball will be kicked off, but this is unreal.”
“This place will be buzzing in 2 and a half hours time and to atmosphere, to say it will be electrifying will be the ultimate understatement,” he added.
Lionel Messi is aiming to win the first-ever World Cup trophy of his illustrious career as Argentina play their sixth final in the history of the tournament. Meanwhile, France have their sights on becoming only the third country to win back-to-back World Cups, alongside Brazil and Italy.
Messi has shown peak form in this edition of the tournament and he played pivotal roles in his team's campaign to reach the final. He and France's Kylian Mbappe are currently the joint highest goal-scorer in the tournament.
