Argentina win 2022 FIFA World Cup, beat France 4-2 in penalties in the final

Argentina on Sunday defeated France 4-2 on penalties to clinch the FIFA Word Cup 2022 trophy in Qatar after the game finished 3-3 after extra time at the Lusail Stadium. Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria scored a goal each in the first half, but Kylian Mbappe scored a brace in the dying minutes of the game to keep France alive in the match and take the game into extra time. However, Messi scored in the second half of the extra time, but Mbappe once again converted from the spot to tie the score 3-3 and take the game into the penalties.

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However, Argentina keeper Emiliano Martinez saved Kingsley Coman’s penalty, while Aurelien Tchouameni missed one as Argentina won the shootout 4-2. Notably, it is La albiceleste’s third World Cup and the first for football superstar Lionel Messi, who had earlier confirmed that he will retire from international football after the FIFA World Cup 2022. List of all FIFA World Cup winners till date: 1930: URUGUAY 1934: ITALY 1938: ITALY 1950: URUGUAY 1954: GERMANY 1958: BRAZIL 1962: BRAZIL 1966: ENGLAND 1970: BRAZIL 1974: GERMANY 1978: ARGENTINA 1982: ITALY 1986: ARGENTINA 1990: GERMANY 1994: BRAZIL 1998: FRANCE 2002: BRAZIL 2006: ITALY 2010: SPAIN 2014: GERMANY 2018: FRANCE 2022: Argentina Talking about the thrilling match, France had fought back from 2-0 down and 3-2 down in extra-time to make it 3-3 and take the game to penalties. Messi had given Argentina the lead from the penalty spot in the first half before Angel Di Maria made it 2-0.

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The Argentinians looked to be cruising to victory until Mbappe scored twice in the 80th and 81st minutes to level it at 2-2. France looked the likelier team to go on and win it, but Messi put Argentina 3-2 ahead in extra-time after poking home from close range after Lautaro Martinez’s shot was parried by France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. But there was more drama two minutes from the end of extra-time when Montiel conceded a penalty for handball. Messi’s Paris Saint-Germain team-mate Mbappe stepped up to score from the spot for the second time to take the game to penalties. (With AFP inputs) Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.