Argentina wins World Cup beating France

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Lionel Messi-inspired Argentina wins World Cup

after beating France in sensational final

By Ben Church, CNN

Updated 2:15 PM EST, Sun December 18, 2022

Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy during the presentation ceremony.

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CNN — 

Lionel Messi’s wait for World Cup glory is finally over after Argentina beat France in a dramatic penalty shootout on Sunday.

It was a final for the ages, with momentum swinging both ways throughout a pulsating 120 minutes before Gonzalo Montiel scored the winning penalty after the game had finished 3-3 after extra time.

Messi, playing in his fifth and final World Cup, scored twice but France’s Kylian Mbappé netted a stunning hattrick – the first in a final since 1966 – as both superstars brilliantly slugged it out on the biggest stage of all.

Messi’s penalty and Angel di Maria’s first-half goal looked to have settled the tie in normal time but Mbappé scored two late goals – one from the penalty spot – in as many minutes to draw France level.

With both side’s feeling the effects of the scintillating finale, Messi looked to have scored a winner in the 108th minute but Mbappé, yet again, replied with an equalizer from the spot to take the game to penalties.

France’s Kingsley Coman saw his spot kick saved by Emiliano Martinez, who was named as the tournament’s best goalkeeper, and Aurelien Tchouameni pulled his effort wide before Montiel secured Argentina’s third World Cup title and a first since 1986.

Messi celebrates after scoring in extra time.

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Messi’s day

After winning seven Ballon d’Ors, lifting 38 trophies and playing over 1,000 games in his career, the World Cup was the only title missing from Messi’s collection.

It’s fitting, perhaps, that the 35-year-old clinched that elusive title in such a remarkable game.

He’s now matched his hero Diego Maradona, who guided Argentina to the World Cup 36 years ago, and further staked his claim as the greatest player in history.

After all the hype heading into Sunday’s showdown, it was Argentina who started the better of the two teams, aggressively pressing France and forcing it into mistakes.

Messi looked sharp from the off, picking up pockets of space and instigating attacks, while Mbappé didn’t see much of the ball during the opening stages.

In the 23rd minute, Di Maria was adjudged to have been brought down in the box by Ousmane Dembele. Once the penalty was awarded, all eyes turned to Messi.

Gonzalo Montiel celebrates scoring the winning penalty for Argentina.

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Despite the weight of a nation and the eyes of the world on him, the great No.10 kept his cool and slotted past Hugo Lloris.

There was an outpouring of emotion from the thousands of Argentine fans who outnumbered their French counterparts inside the Lusail Stadium.

The goal saw Messi become the first player to score in the group stage, round of 16, quaterfinals, semifinals and final of a single World Cup, according to Opta.

After the opener, Argentina only grew stronger with France looking off the pace. The World Cup final is not the match to have a slow start, and France found themselves 2-0 down before the break after Di Maria finished off a flowing team move which had been started by Messi.

France manager Didier Deschamps wasted no time in changing things, substituting Olivier Giroud and Dembele before half-time, but it initially made little difference as Argentina continued its domination into the second half.

Mbappé inspires France

But just when it looked like the trophy was heading to Argentina, France was handed a lifeline after Randal Kolo Muani was brought down in the box and talisman Mbappé, who was peripheral for much of the match, scored the resulting penalty in the 80th minute.

Momentum suddenly shifted as France, out of nowhere, found a burst of energy and Mbappé fired in an sensational equalizer just a minute later.

The action continued into extra time with both sides having chances with Messi poaching onto a stray ball to poke it over the line. But Mbappé wasn’t done, and the 23-year-old completed his hattrick from the penalty spot in front of a stunned stadium.

Kylian Mbappe walks past the trophy after scoring three goals in the final.

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Despite not being enough to inspire France to successive World Cup titles, Mbappé’s third goal secured him the Golden Boot – given to the tournament’s top scorer, after he netted eight goals in Qatar – and he becomes only the second player, after Geoff Hurst in 1966, to score three times in a final.

The drama continued into the penalty shootout with both Messi and Mbappé scoring their attempts before Argentina keeper Martinez stepped to do his bit for his country.

As the dust settled on a final like no other, Messi – who was named player of the tournament – was left holding the golden trophy that he, and Argentina, worked so hard to win.

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스포츠카타르 월드컵

메시, 축구史 첫 4관왕...월드컵·챔스·올림픽·발롱도르 정복

이영빈 기자

입력 2022.12.19 03:22

월드컵 우승 후 기뻐하는 메시. /로이터 뉴스1

리오넬 메시가 사상 최초 ‘4관왕’에 올랐다.

메시가 이끄는 아르헨티나는 19일 카타르 루사일 스타디움에서 열린 프랑스와의 2022 카타르 월드컵 결승전에서 3대3으로 향한 승부차기에서 4-2로 승리하며 우승컵을 차지했다.

이로써 메시는 역대 첫 번째로 ‘4관왕’에 오른 선수가 됐다. 월드컵, 유럽축구연맹(UEFA) 챔피언스리그, 올림픽에서 우승을 차지하고, 발롱도르(한 해 최고의 축구 선수)를 수상했다는 것이다.

이전까지 ‘3관왕’(월드컵, 챔피언스리그, 발롱도르)은 총 8명이 있었다. 바비 찰튼(잉글랜드), 프란츠 베켄바워(독일), 게르트 뮐러(독일), 파올로 로시(이탈리아), 지네딘 지단(프랑스), 히바우두(브라질), 호나우지뉴(브라질), 카카(브라질)가 달성했다. ‘3관왕’ 탄생 조차도 카카(2007년) 이후 15년 만이다.

메시는 월드컵 관련 각종 기록도 세웠다. 월드컵 최다 출전, 최장 출장 시간 기록을 가졌다. 이날 결승전은 메시의 26번째 출전으로, 로타어 마테우스(독일·25경기)를 경신했다. 또, 파울로 말디니(이탈리아)가 가지고 있던 2217분의 최장 출장 기록도 넘어섰다. 메시는 이날 경기까지 합쳐 총 2314분을 소화했다.

월드컵 최다 공격포인트도 메시의 것이다. 메시는 이번 월드컵을 포함해 통산 13골 8도움으로 21개의 공격포인트를 달성했다. 도움을 공식 집계한 1966 월드컵 이후인 게르트 뮐러(14골 5도움), 호나우두(15골 4도움), 미로슬라프 클로제(16골 3도움)의 기록도 넘어섰다.

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JMS

2022.12.19 03:38:14

메시는 축구에서 이룰 수 있는것은 다이루었다. 충분히 자격이 되는 최고의 선수

형사콜롬보

2022.12.19 03:54:25

5관왕이라고 써야 한다. 그 어렵다는 남미컵 코파아메리카도 메시가 먹었다.

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나비부적

2022.12.19 03:53:48

우리가 우승하면 단군이래~ 이렇게 축하해야 되겠네

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소팽약선

2022.12.19 04:01:03

요즘 아르헨티나 사정이 좀 나아 졌는지? 아르헨티나 국민에게 용기와 희망이 되기를 바란다

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한별이

2022.12.19 05:21:08

아르헨티나가 처음부터 우세했는데 심판 때문에 잦은 페널트킥이 경기를 한없이 지연시킨 경기였다.

이후로 승부차기는 러시아 룰렛에 불과하다. 음바페 3골 중 무려 2골이 페널트킥이 아닌가?

참으로 심판이 경기를 좌우한다.

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십방미인

2022.12.19 05:03:43

마침내 젊은이의 패기가 나이 많으고 노련함에 패배 했네요. 내 예상을 아주 멋있게 격파하고 메시의 아르헨티나가

우승을 거머줬네요. 트랑스의 수비가 조금만 바쳐줬어도 음바페가 이기는 건데 참 아쉽게 되었네요.

월드컵에서 해트트릭이 아무나 하는게 아닌데요 음바페가 이걸 해냈네요. 음바페는 게임에서는 졌지만

최다골인 득점왕은 이룩했으니 이걸로 위안을 삼아야 하겠네요

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