Argentina has won the World Cup for the third time after beating defending champion France in a penalty shootout. worldcup2022 argentina france
Argentina players celebrate winning the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Sunday, Dec.18, 2022.Lionel Messi finally won the biggest prize in soccer as Argentina beat France 4-2 in a penalty shootout to claim a third World Cup title despite Kylian Mbappé scoring the first hat trick in a final in 56 years.Lionel Messi's once-in-a-generation career is complete now that he is finally a World Cup champion.
Messi scored two goals and then another in the penalty shootout, achieving what Maradona did in 1986, dominate a World Cup for Argentina. Mbappé scored two goals in a 97-second span to take the game to extra time, and then Messi tapped in his second goal in the 109th minute. But there was still time for another penalty from Mbappé to take the thrilling game to a shootout.
Messi scored on a 23rd-minute penalty kick after a foul on Di Maria. Thirteen minutes later Di Maria finished off a flowing team move involving a deft flick from Messi.
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