World Cup 2022: Argentina beat France to lift the trophy
Argentina won the World Cup on Sunday night, defeating France 4-2 in a penalty shootout at Lusail Stadium.
KATHMANDU: Argentina under the captaincy of Lionel Messi has lifted the World Cup title after 36 years.
Argentina won the World Cup on Sunday night, defeating France 4-2 in a penalty shootout at Lusail Stadium.
Captain Messi, who is nearing the end of his playing career, has stated that this will be his final World Cup.
Argentina led 2-0 in the first half and scored two goals in the second.
After a 2-2 tie in regulation time, the game was decided in extra time. After each team scored one goal in extra time, the game was tied 3-3. The game was decided by a tiebreaker after the tie-in extra time.
Angel Di Maria’s goal in the 36th minute of the game has doubled Argentina’s lead against France. Di Maria gave the ball a brilliant finish to Mac Allister’s cross from Lionel Messi and Alvarez’s combined pass.
Prior to that, captain Lionel Messi scored a penalty in the 23rd minute of the game, giving the team an early lead. Argentina was awarded a penalty after France’s Dembele collided with Di Maria in the box. Messi did not squander the opportunity.
Kylian Mbappe scored a penalty in the 80th minute of the game, giving France a 2-1 lead. Mbappe tied the game one minute later with his second personal goal.
Argentina’s captain Messi scored a personal second goal in the 109th minute to make the game 3-2. Mbappe, however, scored a hat-trick in the 118th minute to tie the game.
Mbappe is only the second player in World Cup history to score a hat-trick. Earlier, Goncalo Ramos of Portugal scored a hat-trick against Switzerland.
Argentina previously won the World Cup in 1978 and 1986, defeating the Netherlands and Germany.
France, on the other hand, who is determined to defend its title, blew a golden opportunity to win the World Cup for the third time. France, which had been aggressive in the previous game, was unable to play freely in the first half.
France defeated Brazil to win the World Cup for the first time in 1998. France won the World Cup for the second time in 2018 after defeating Croatia.
