Argentina - France

World Cup / Final

Lusail Stadium / 18.12.2022

Argentina

Finished

France

L. Messi(23' PEN, 108')
Á. Di María(36')

K. Mbappé(80' PEN, 81', 118' PEN)

Lionel Messi and Argentina grab World Cup 2022 glory after penalties in final thriller with France

It was a wild final. An unforgettable final. Argentina and France played out a truly astonishing and thrilling showpiece at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar that went all the way to a penalty shoot-out in the most dramatic fashion imaginable. Lionel Messi scored twice as Argentina looked set to triumph, but Kylian Mbappe netted a brilliant hat-trick. It was Argentina who triumphed in the shoot-out.

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Highlights

Argentina

France

Statistics

Argentina

France

Live score

54%

Ball possession

46%

Corner kicks

Shots on goal

Shots Wide

632

Total Passes

531

Lineups

Argentina

France

Scorers

L. Messi(23' PEN)
Á. Di María(36')
L. Messi(108')

K. Mbappé(80' PEN)
K. Mbappé(81')
K. Mbappé(118' PEN)

Cards

E. Fernández(45+7')
M. Acuña(90+8')
L. Paredes(114')
G. Montiel(116')

A. Rabiot(55')
M. Thuram(87')
O. Giroud(90+5')

Substitutions

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