Lionel Messi led Argentina team won the FIFA World Cup 2022 in a nail-biting final against France held at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar.The super exciting game finished 3-3 after extra-time with the Albiceleste winning the penalty shootout 4-2.
The thrilling match saw Messi score twice and France striker Kylian Mbappe score a hat-trick, who went on to win the Golden Boot after finishing the tournament on 8 goals.
Mbappe is the second player to score a hat-trick in the World Cup final, after Geoff Hurst, with England against Germany in 1966. Earlier, while Argentina took a 2-0 lead with scores by Messi and Angel Di Maria, it was Mbappe, who got France back with a brace inside 97 seconds in the second half.
Messi would find the net once again in extra time but France hit back via another goal from Mbappe from the spot. Messi, 35, was playing his fifth World Cup. Considered by many to be the best player currently playing, and perhaps the greatest of all time, Messi had never won the World Cup.The wait was over on December 18, 2022 – Argentina were crowned world champions for the third time and after a gap of 36 years. And for Messi, he finally had his date with destiny!