Argentina won the World Cup three times, France conceded two goals in a penalty shootout, and Messi won the Hercules Cup for the first time
On the evening of December 18, in the Qatar World Cup final, Argentina and France played 2:2 in 90 minutes, entering 30 minutes of extra time, and both teams scored a goal each in the second half of extra time to play 3:3 and enter a penalty shootout. France had two players miss a penalty, on the contrary, Argentina shot all 4, Argentina won 4:2 in the exchange of penalties, won the World Cup for the third time in history, Messi won the Hercules Cup for the first time, and won the championship in the last dance, becoming a football legend!
Messi led the team to a 2-0 lead in the opening score, but in the 80th minute of the second half, Mbappe scored two goals in a row to tie the game, dragging the game into extra time, in the second half of extra time, Messi scored in front of the goal, but France finally won another penalty, Mbappe scored the goal, snatched Messi's golden boot with 8 goals, and the two sides drew again to enter the PK battle 3-3, and finally Argentina won 4-2 in 4 points to win the third title in the team's history.
In the first half, Messi took the lead in the penalty, followed by Di Maria's quick attack and a single goal, giving the first half a 2-0 lead. Messi became the first player in World Cup history to score in four consecutive games from the round of 16, and led France's Mbappe with six goals in this Golden Boot.
In the second half, France won a penalty in the 80th minute, Mbappe kicked in, and then one minute later, Mbappe received a pass, volleyed from the left side, scored twice in a single game, overtook Messi with 7 goals to dominate the top scorers table, and led France to tie 2-2 and drag the game into extra time.
In the first half of extra-time, both sides scored, and in the 109th minute of the second half, French goalkeeper Lloris blocked Argentina's first wave of shots, but Messi quickly added a shot into the net to put the score 3-2.
But unexpectedly, in the 116th minute, Argentina was awarded a handball in the box, Mbappe successfully scored a penalty, scored a hat-trick, and overtook Messi again with 8 goals, alone at the top of the Golden Boot award, France chased a 3-3 draw, and finally the two sides entered the PK tournament to decide who could take away the third title in the team's history.
Penalty shootout, France's first point Mbappe easily kicked, Argentina's first point Messi kicked, France's second point Coman was blocked by Martinez, Argentina's second point was kicked by replacement Dybala, France's third point Cao Yavini did not score, Argentina's third point Paredes kicked, Argentina 3-1 lead.
Despite France's 4th point kick, Argentina's 4th place was also grasped, and it was impossible to reverse the 5th point of the algorithmic country, and Argentina finally won the PK tournament 4-2 to win the third championship in the team's history.
