The statistics were clear. Losing the first game in group play makes it almost impossible to advance to the knockout round. Not only would Argentina advance, it won the group and kept winning and never stopped. Now, with a 3-3 (4-2 penalty kick shootout) victory over defending champion France, Lionel Messi can call himself a World Cup champion in what was probably his final World Cup match. It’s Argentina’s third title and those early whispers have been replaced by tears and cheers. Argentina started the match against France with aggressiveness and relentless attacks. The French, who looked so dominant all tournament, struggled to find their rhythm, cohesion and energy it had showcased in Qatar.
The Argentina attack paid off midway through the first half. Argentina forward Ăngel Di MarĂa scooted past France’s Ousmane DembĂ©lĂ© who tripped him in the box and won a penalty kick. There was no doubt who would take it. Lionel Messi, playing in his 26th World Cup game (the most ever in the men’s tournament), walked up to the penalty spot, 12 yards from the French keeper. With a deep breath and calm strike, he powered it low and to the right. 1-0.
With the goal, Messi became the first man to score in every game of a World Cup knockout round in a single tournament (round of 16, quarterfinal, semifinal and final. Argentina’s midfielder #11 Angel Di Maria celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the Qatar 2022 World Cup final football match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium on December 18, 2022.
The South Americans were not done. In the 36th minute, Argentina managed to dissect the French defense across midfield. With just two crisp passes, it was Di MarĂa creating the chances, again, streaking into the box with a shot lifted above diving French keeper Hugo Lloris. 2-0. After the goal, Di MarĂa trotted back to the Argentina side of the field, wiping away tears. France looked out of sorts. Coach Didier Deschamps did the unthinkable – replaced two of his starters in the first half: DembĂ©lĂ© (whose foul led to the first goal) and all-time French scoring leader Olivier Giroud.
At halftime, defending-champion France looked shocked. The French star, Kylian MbappĂ©, had little to show in the first 45-minutes of the match. France’s forward #10 Kylian Mbappe and Argentina’s midfielder #24 Enzo Fernandez fight for the ball during the Qatar 2022 World Cup football final match between Argentina and France on December 18, 2022. MbappĂ© shined during the 2018 World Cup as a 19-year-old. The comparisons were many to another teenager with a stellar soccer pedigree: PelĂ©. (In 2018, MbappĂ© became the first teenager to score at a World Cup final since PelĂ© in 1958). At the 2022 tournament, MbappĂ© picked up where he left off.
He set another World Cup record â surpassing PelĂ©’s record for a player under 24 with his 12 total goals. MbappĂ© scored eight goals in Qatar – entering the final tied with Messi with the overall goal lead. But against Argentina, MbappĂ© had been largely silenced. Which is saying something. His first recorded shot came in the 71st minute. The nearly 89,000 people inside Lusail Stadium were overwhelmingly for Argentina – most wearing the team’s trademark white and sky blue uniform. It was electric.
They cheered every touch, every pass and every shot. This is the French team everyone expected to see in the championship. It was finally Messi vs. Mbappé. The 35-year-old, one of the finest to ever play the game, against the 23-year-old, who continues to add to his impressive soccer pedigree. I was on the edge of my seat as it was an intense World Cup final. France were carried on huge shoulders of Mbappe as he made the Final very interesting !!!
Both sides battled in the waning minutes. But it would come down to a penalty kick shootout to end what will likely go down as the best World Cup final in history. Argentina got the early advantage. After penalty kicks scored by MbappĂ© and Messi, the Argentina keeper stopped the attempt by France’s Kingsley Coman. Then, AurĂ©lien TchouamĂ©ni missed his attempt. It came down to Argentina’s Gonzalo Montiel who scored the winning penalty kick. Tears and hugs and smiles for Messi and all of Argentina, really.
I wanted Messi to win this World Cup because It’s Argentina’s third title and the first for Lionel Messi. The first time he can call himself a World Cup champion.
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