Now there can be no arguments. Now there should be no debate.

In the most dramatic, nerve-shredding way imaginable, Lionel Messi finally got his hands on the World Cup and with it cemented his place in the pantheon of soccer greats, alongside Diego Maradona and Pelé.

Messi and Kylian Mbappé, the game’s two superstars went toe-to-toe in arguably the greatest World Cup final in history. Soccer may be a team game, but this was a prize fight between two players who will be remembered as all-time greats.

重点词汇与表达：

nerve-shredding: adj. 撕扯神经的，扣人心弦的

cement: v. 加强，巩固

pantheon: n. 万神殿；名流群

great: n. 大人物，名人

toe-to-toe: adj. & adv. 正面交锋，直接竞争