Argentina under the captaincy of Lionel Messi has won the 22nd World Cup title in Qatar.
Argentina won the title by beating France 4-2. After the scheduled 90 minutes of the match ended in a 2-2 draw, the match was pushed to extra time.
After 1-1 in extra time, the game was decided by penalty shootout.
Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez shined in the penalty shootout for Argentina. Argentina’s Lionel Messi, Paulo Dybala, Lindro Parades and Gonzalo Monti scored a penalty.
Only France’s Kylian Mbappe and Randel Kolo Muwani scored from the penalty spot. Kinsley Coman and Arulin Chuwameni missed the goal.
Argentina won the World Cup title for the third time. Argentina previously won the World Cup in 1978 and 1986.
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France has been deprived of winning the title for the second time in a row.
France previously lifted the World Cup trophy in 1998 and 2018.
Captain Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria scored in the first half for Argentina.
In the second half, Kylian Mbappe scored two goals in 97 seconds to tie the game.
In the 23rd minute of the game, Argentina took the lead with Messi’s penalty goal.
The referee awarded a penalty after Osman Dembele tackled Angel Di Maria inside the penalty area.
Di Maria doubled Argentina’s lead in the 36th minute.
Di Maria made no mistake with a pass after Alexis McAllister beat the offside trap.
With 10 minutes left in the game, Kylian Mbappe scored a penalty for France and signaled a return to the game.
The referee awarded a penalty after Nicolas Otamendi tackled Randall Kolo Muani inside the penalty area. Mbappe equalized for France less than two minutes later.
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Mbappe scored a beautiful goal after exchanging passes with Kolo Muani outside the penalty area.
In the 198th minute of extra time, Messi gave Argentina the lead again.
Messi’s rebound shot was cleared by Jules Kunde, but the referee gave the decision that he entered the post.
With 3 minutes of extra time left, France equalized again.
Kylian Mbappe scored a penalty to complete his hat-trick to bring France level.
