Lionel Messi World Cup winning photo beats egg to take Instagram record

 

Image: @Messi Instagram

 

The image of an egg has now been surpassed by Lionel Messi’s photo of him lifting the 2022 FIFA World Cup as the most liked image in Instagram history.

 

The forward for Paris Saint-Germain and his teammates put in a long day on the field on Sunday, December 18, before defeating France on penalties to win the 2022 World Cup.

The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner, who is anticipated to not participate in the competition again, has now finally won the World Cup, and many admirers around the globe are applauding him.

 

Messi’s post received an incredible 57 million likes, and the forward now has more than 402 million Instagram followers.

Chris Godfrey previously held the record most likes after uploading a picture of an egg in January 2019.