Argentina won 4-2 on penalties after the FIFA World Cup 2022 final ended 3-3 in regulation time at Doha’s Lusail Stadium.
Argentina took a 2-0 lead in the first half thanks to Messi’s penalty kick, but France responded in kind in the second half, with Mbappe scoring a brace to tie the game at 2-2 at the end of regulation time.
Messi appeared to have sealed Argentina’s victory in extra time, but Mbappe scored his third goal of the night to tie the game at 3-3 and force a tie-break. Argentina eventually won the shootout 4-2 to win their third World Cup title u2013 1978, 1986, and 2022.
Sunil Chhetri, the captain of the Indian football team, called the final the best football game he had ever seen.
Sachin Tendulkar, the cricket legend, also took to Twitter to congratulate Argentina and Messi on their World Cup victory.
