Let's compare the two pictures first.
Let's look at the first one.
Then there's the second one.
The backstory of these two pictures is familiar to everyone. The first was after the 2014 World Cup final, when Messi was obsessed with the nearby but distant Hercules Cup, which belonged to Germany, which defeated them in the final. The second is the Qatar World Cup, where Messi kisses the Hercules Cup, because the trophy belongs to him and Argentina. In the final, Argentina defeated France.
There is actually a significant difference between the two pictures, that is, Messi's jersey.
Having lost the final at the 2014 World Cup, Argentina wore a dark blue away shirt. When Argentina won the World Cup in Qatar, they wore the traditional blue and white sword shirt, which is also their home shirt.
It seems that after reaching the World Cup final, which set of clothes to wear is really very particular. This is really no coincidence, believe us to look at Argentina's World Cup final history, there are a few classic examples.
In the 1986 World Cup, Maradona was crowned and led Argentina all the way to the final, beating Germany to win the championship. At that time, Argentina was wearing a blue and white shirt. Further back, in the 1978 World Cup, Argentina was the host, and after reaching the final, they beat the Netherlands 3-1 and won the cup at home. At that time, they wore the home shirt, of course.
Look at the 1990 World Cup, this time Argentina reached the final, but was avenged by Germany and lost the championship. Maradona's crying images have also become an alternative classic in the history of the World Cup. At that time, they were wearing away shirts, similar to the 2014 World Cup, but with an older style.
To say that Argentina has reached the World Cup final quite a few times, and they wear both home and away jerseys. I have to say that this coincidence is still very magical. It seems that if Argentina play the final again in the future, they must try to wear the home shirt. Of course, this is also related to the opponent. Take the Qatar World Cup for example, France's home blue shirt and Argentina's blue and white shirt are not very conflicting in color perception, and the recognition is relatively high, so neither side has to accommodate. Germany in the 2014 World Cup is different, their home jersey, the main color of the top is white, and Argentina's blue and white still have a certain sense of color vision. In this case, there must be one side wearing the away shirt.
However, Argentina must win the World Cup final wearing the home shirt, which is not an iron rule. Although this is indeed a coincidence since 1978, if you insist that this is an iron law, in fact, as early as the black and white period, an ancient god has cracked it.
This god is Uruguay.
Uruguay is not a top team now, but in the thirties and forties of the last century, they were the absolute football hegemon. In the first World Cup, Uruguay was not only the host, but also the final champion. In the final, they defeated Argentina.
In that final, Argentina wore a blue and white home jersey.
Of course, at that time, the World Cup could not be compared with the scale, format and perfection in all aspects. So this example is rarely mentioned. However, Uruguay can also see the magic of it, after all, they are the only team in the history of the World Cup to win against the blue and white Argentina in the final.
In today's football context, Argentina is likely to reach the World Cup final again, but Uruguay is harder. It is not known when we will see a repeat of the first World Cup final.