Lusail: Magical Messi shines as Argentina beats France in the final match and claims the ultimate football title by 4-2 on penalties after both teams finished equal at the end of extra time.
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Key Pointers in the Match:
- With this win, Lionel Messi has secured 10 La Liga Titles, four champions league titles, seven Ballon d’Or, Six European Golden shoes, Copa American Title and a World Cup Champion.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates Argentina on the glorious victory.
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- Argentina began the match on a positive note as Julian Alvarez was provided with a small opportunity to test Hugo Lloris.
- A calm penalty from Messi to score his 6th goal of the World Cup and took Argentina 1-0 ahead in the 23rd minute of the game.
- Angel di Maria made it two for Argentina as Mac Allister set up Di Maria for a brilliant finish in the bottom right corner and di Maria made no mistake in taking his team to a 2-0 lead.
- A total of 7 minutes of injury time was added in the first half. At the end of first-half, Argentina had the upper hand and they went into the second-half with a 2-0 lead over France.
- France won a penalty in the 79th minute, Randal Kolo Muani was fouled. Mbappe took the penalty and scored a goal to make the scoreline read 2-1.
- Messi put Argentina into the lead, scoring a 109th minute goal.
- In the 116th minute, France was awarded a penalty. Mbappe converted it into a goal to make things even at 3-3, bringing up his hat trick.
- Mbappe scored the first penalty for France, to give his side a 1-0 lead. Messi however restored parity for Argentina.
#FIFAWorldCup | #LionelMessi wins the Golden Ball Award; #KylianMbappe wins the Golden Boot Award; #EmiMartinez wins the Golden Glove Award; Enzo Fernandez wins the Young Player Award.
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- Argentina managed to save France’s second penalty. Paulo Dybala scored Argentina’s second penalty to make the scores 2-1 in their favour.
- Montiel scored the winning penalty for Argentina, making the score 4-2 in favour of Argentina.
- Argentina captured their third FIFA WC title, their first since 1986. Messi’s dream of winning the title was finally fulfilled.
(With Agency Inputs)
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