Emiliano Martinez (goalkeeper Argentina): “We suffered incredibly. We had everything under control, then we gave it up, thank God it was enough. It was an unbelievable, unbelievable final, I never dreamed of it. I can’t find the words.”
Lionel Scaloni (National Coach Argentina): “We haven’t realized it yet, but the moment will come. Now we’re enjoying. We’ve had to go through difficult moments, we knew you could get a blow in the neck. But we came back. It’s incredible, we’re at the top. I know “Family is often said, but that’s the way it is for me. My father and mother gave me so much that cannot be replaced. That you should never give up. Today I can reap the rewards. As a coach, you always want everything right. Today I was lucky enough to do everything right.”
Enzo Fernandez (Argentina midfielder): “What can I say, I don’t know either. I’m happy, it’s a great honor to win the World Cup with the country. I want to say hello to my family, it’s amazing. They all deserved that we won to have.”
Emmanuel Macron (French President, via Twitter): “The blue ones made us dream.”
Bastian Schweinsteiger (World Champion 2014, via Messi): “I’m very happy for him. That this football romance wrote a great story, that he was crowned with such a game.”
Sami Khedira (World Champion 2014, also about Messi): “The way he’s looking at the trophy – maybe that’s how he looked at his children when they were born. This love for what he sacrificed.”
Michael Ballack (ex-national player and expert at MagentaTV): “I still have goosebumps, it had everything that football is about. A deserved world champion with Argentina. The football fairy tale could not have been written more beautifully for Messi. For a long time it seemed Argentina were in control of the game and could rather do the 3: 0. Deschamps managed to get France back in the game. In the end there can only be one winner but I think Argentina deserved it.”