Messi aims to fulfil Maradona's dream
If there is anything more difficult than winning a World Cup, it is retaining the title. Only two teams in football history have achieved this feat—Italy in 1934 and 1938, and Brazil in 1958 and 1962. No team has won back-to-back World Cups for over six decades. Argentina, the reigning champions, are aiming to change that history when they take the field on Wednesday. This could also be Lionel Messi's last World Cup, and with it, a chance to fulfil Diego Maradona's unfinished dream of winning consecutive World Cups.