Image of Messi hugging his wife and children celebrating World Cup victory stirs up online community

After receiving the gold medal and the World Cup trophy, Messi and his teammates enjoyed the joy of victory on the field with their family. His wife Antonela and children Thiago, Mateo and Ciro came down to the Lusail field to gather around him.

On her personal page, Messi's wife shared some moments of the whole family together on his happy day. "World champion. I don't even know how to start. The whole family feels so proud of you. Thank you for teaching us to never lower our arms, to fight until the end. At least you are a world champion now. We know what you have endured for so many years, how much you wanted it," Antonela wrote.

His wife holds the Golden Cup, sitting on Messi's lap. The Argentine superstar is a family man, spending all his time with his wife and children after training and competing.

Affectionate moments of the Argentine superstar couple. Messi and Antonela have a fairy tale love story, knowing each other since they were kids, and have been together for nearly 20 years.

World Cup champion with his parents, wife, children, siblings and relatives.

The veteran striker happily took a photo of his wife lifting the Gold Cup.

The two eldest sons Thiago and Mateo took the opportunity to "live virtually" with the prestigious Gold Cup that their father and teammates had just won.

Messi hugs his mother, Celia Maria Cuccittini, after the victory. The 35-year-old superstar's entire family has been in Qatar cheering him on since the beginning, never missing a single one of Messi's matches.

As soon as the match ended, Messi's boys ran onto the field to hug their father.