Soccer legend Lionel Messi and his team came out victorous against France, winning 4-2 in a penalty shootout. This is Argentina's third World Cup win and Messi's first.
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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