[Qatar World Cup] Messi’s Longed-for Crown in His Fifth World Cup! Argentina won the World Cup for the third time in 36 years since 1986.

Last Updated on 12/19/2022 by てんしょく飯

Qatar World Cup 2022 Review] Review of the FIFA Qatar World Cup Final between Argentina and France on December 18.

The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Final between Argentina and France was held on December 18.

Argentina vs France.

The World Cup, which has been unfolding for almost a month, finally reached its final.

The finalists are Argentina, the finalists of the previous two tournaments, and France, the champions of the previous tournament. The two former two-time world champions clashed for the third time.

Argentina took control of the match, and in the 23rd minute, Argentina won a penalty kick after a trick by Angel Di Maria. Lionel Messi took advantage of the opportunity and scored to put Argentina ahead. In the 36th minute, Di Maria added another goal from a sharp counterattack to give Argentina a two-goal lead at the end of the first half.

Chasing a two-goal lead, France made early substitutions of Olivier Giroud and Ousmane Dembele. The second half started with no shots on goal, and the French struggled to get going in the second half.

In the 70th minute, Kylian Mbappe finally got his first shot on goal for France, but it was not enough. However, a penalty kick by Mbappe in the 80th minute brought the game back to life, and just one minute later, Mbappe kicked again to get the game back on track. The 90 minutes were up, and the match went into extra time.

In the fourth minute of extra time, Argentina made a fine passing move on the edge of the box, and Messi finally pushed the ball home to win the game. However, in the 12th minute of extra time, France was awarded a penalty kick, which Mbappe converted to send the match back to square one. The extra time period came to an end, and after 120 minutes, the match ended in a 3-3 draw. The winner was decided by a penalty shootout.

The penalty shootout was won by Argentina. Argentina won the World Cup for the third time in 36 years, since 1986. For Messi, it was his fifth attempt, and he finally won his long-cherished first title.