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The Argentine American broadcaster, Andres Cantor, celebrating Argentina's men's World Cup

win this weekend. It's the South American country's third time being crowned global champions

and the first for its star player, Leonel Messi. The game was one of the most exciting

World Cup finals in recent memory, but there's been plenty of drama off the field too.

Stories about human rights abuses and corruption have plagued the 2022 tournament in Qatar

and for years before the games even started. It's got soccer fans, analysts, and officials wondering,

what does the future of the beautiful games most important tournament look like?

I'm Naila Boudou of Axios Today in For Gen White and you're listening to the 1A podcast

where we get to the heart of the story. We'll discuss the World Cup after the break. Stay with us.

Let's get into the conversation by speaking with NPR Sports Correspondent Tom Goldman,

who joins us from Qatar. Tom, thanks for being with us today.

Hi, Naila, how are you? Oh, so much fun after watching that game yesterday, Tom. Let's start with

that actual play. What a match. How good do you think yesterday's final will rank in the history

books? I think it will rank at the top. I think it was, I've been doing this for about 20,

20 years, over 20 years. I've never seen anything like it. And what Andres Contours said there,

that tape you had of him? Yeah, what he said. I mean, it was just, it was absolutely unbelievable,

and it was a story that was so dramatic. Certainly, after watching the first 80 minutes,

it didn't look like it was going to happen that way, but it did. And I think it was very fitting.

The Lionel Messi should be forced to wait and suffer even more to have a 2-0 lead and then

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