Lionel Messi’s FIFA World Cup post becomes most liked on Instagram, beating the record of ‘The Egg’

Messi wrote in Spanish which loosely translates to, “I dreamed it so many times, I wanted it so much that I still haven’t fallen, I can’t believe it…Thank you very much to my family, to all who support me and also to all who believed in us. We demonstrate once again that Argentines when we fight together and united we are capable of achieving what we set out to do. The merit belongs to this group, which is above individualities, it is the strength of all fighting for the same dream that was also the dream of all Argentines… We did it!!!”

 

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A post shared by Leo Messi (@leomessi)

Messi posted several photographs from the historic final which Argentina won against France 4-2 on penalties after the match ended 3-3 in extra-time.

The Instagram post has amassed more than 56.7 million likes and 1.6 million comments in just one day.

“This will be the most liked post ever,” a comment read. “LEGEND! Blessed to have witnessed your greatness,” posted a netizen. “My GOAT. Today is 1 of the happiest days of my life. You did that,” said another.

 

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A post shared by Egg Gang 🌎 (@world_record_egg)

The photo of an egg became the most-liked photo on Instagram ever with 56 million likes when it was posted on January 4, 2019. The Instagram account called world_record_egg has only ever posted that one photo and it has more than 4.7 million followers.