Does Lionel Messi have a World Cup title: Lionel Messi led Argentina to a 7-5 aggregate victory over France in the final after a penalty shootout.
Beijing time on December 18, 2022 at 23:00 pm, the 2022 World Cup in Qatar ushered in the final. At the Lusail Stadium, Argentina took on France. The two teams drew 2-2 in 90 minutes, with Lionel Messi opening the scoring on a penalty kick, Di Maria extending the advantage for Argentina, and Mbappe scoring twice in the second half. The match went into extra time. In extra time, Messi added a goal, then Mbappe completed his hat-trick with a penalty after a handball from Montiel. Argentina and France drew 3-3 and the match went to a penalty shootout. In the penalty shootout, Argentine goalkeeper Martinez pounced on Coman's penalty kick and Joan Armeni missed the spot kick. In the end, Argentina beat France 7-5 on aggregate to win the title, winning the third World Cup in team history.
McAllister's powerful right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area in the fifth minute was firmly saved by Lowry. In the 8th minute De Paul right side of the box arc right-footed shot, Varane with his legs to block the ball out of the bottom line.17 minutes Messi center road straight pass, De Paul right cross, Di Maria right-footed put kicked away.21 minutes Dembele tripped behind the box Di Maria, the referee blew the first time a penalty kick. Messi tricked Lowry and pushed the penalty kick into the lower right corner of the goal with his left foot.1-0, Argentina's first record, Messi scored six goals to lead the scorers list!
32 minutes, McAllister left in front of the penalty area, right foot outside the back of the shot, the ball deflected off the sideline.36 minutes Messi midfield back outside the back of the foot, Alvarez right side of the midfield, straight pass, McAllister right cross, Di Maria back point left-footed shot through the goal.2-0, Argentina to extend the advantage!
France replaced Dembele and Giroud with Mouani and Marcos Thuram, with Mbappe switching to center forward. Enzo Fernandez is yellow-carded for knocking down Mouani in the sixth minute of first-half stoppage time.
The second half started without any substitutions. 49 minutes Messi passed straight to the middle of the road, Di Maria left pass, De Paul right side of the penalty area right-footed shot in the air by Lowry pounced. 55 minutes Rabio shoveled down De Paul was yellow-carded, four minutes later Di Maria passed straight to the left side of the penalty area, Alvarez left-footed small angle of the corner of the near corner of the ball, Lowry one-handed pounced on the ball. 61 minutes Di Maria left of the penalty area, cross pass, Messi right small angle of the corner, Lowry one-handed pounced on the ball. The cross, Messi right in front of the right side of the penalty area, right-footed shot near the corner of the sliding goal.
Argentina replaced Di Maria with Acu?a, and in the 71st minute, Mbappe's right-footed drive from the center of the box went over the crossbar. France replaced Griezmann and Té with Camavenga and Coman, and Messi's cross from the left was parried by a powerful right-footed drive from the top of the penalty area by Enzo Fernandez in the 72nd minute.In the 80th minute, the referee blew for a penalty at the first opportunity when Otamendi tripped Mouani behind the back in the penalty area. Mbappe pushed the ball into the lower left corner of the goal with his right foot to make it 1-2 and France pulled a goal back!
81 minutes, Marcus Thuram pick pass, Mbappe box upper left corner of the right-footed sweeping shot broke the goal. 2-2, France equalized the score, Mbappe scored seven goals to overtake Lionel Messi to lead the list of top scorers!
84 minutes Enzo Fernandez, right-footed shot from the top of the penalty area, Yu Pamekano blocked the ball.87 minutes Marcus Thuram was yellow-carded for a fake punt in the Argentinean penalty area, and six minutes later Mbappe's right-footed shot from the top of the penalty area was blocked by Cristian Romero.94 minutes Camavenga, left side of the penalty area, inverted triangular cross, Rabio left-footed shot in front of the point of the strong push The ball was sent out by Emiliano Martinez, who reacted quickly, and Giroud was yellow-carded for protesting too much. 97 minutes later, Lionel Messi's left-footed shot from the top of the penalty area was tipped over the crossbar by Lolley, and Acu?a's knockdown of Coman was yellow-carded a minute later. The two teams played to a 2-2 tie in 90 minutes and the game went into overtime.
Argentina replaced Molina with Montiel in the opening minutes of extra time. 93 minutes later, McAllister's right-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area was deflected off the near post, and France replaced Rabio with Fofana. 100 minutes later, Fofana's right-footed shot from the top of the penalty area was blocked by a defender, and Argentina replaced DePaul and Alvarez with Paredes and Lautaro. 105 minutes later, Messi's ball was split in the middle of the area, and Lautaro's right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area was blocked by a defender, and Argentina replaced DePaul and Alvarez with Paredes and Lautaro. A minute later, Acu?a picked up the ball in the center of the midfield, Lautaro left-footed shot from the left side of the penalty area was slightly off the near post.
In the 107th minute, Montiel threw a ball from the right into the penalty area, Messi's left-footed shot from the top right corner of the penalty area was parried by Lolley.109 minutes, Enzo Fernandez passed straight to Lautaro, Lautaro's right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area was parried by Lolley, and Messi's shot from a close range was put into the net, and Conde cleared the ball from the line after the ball was completely over the line. The referee signaled that the goal was valid, giving Argentina a 3-2 lead, and Messi scored seven goals to tie Mbappe in the top scorer's list after scoring twice!
France replaced the injured Varane with Konate, and Argentina replaced McAllister with Pezelia after Paredes was yellow-carded for shoving down Camavenga in the 114th minute.116 minutes later, Mbappe's right-footed, powerful drive from in front of the penalty area on the left side of the field struck the arm of Montiel, and the referee blew for a yellow card plus a penalty kick. Mbappe tricked Emiliano Martinez and pushed the penalty into the bottom left corner of the goal with his right foot.3-3, France equalized and Mbappe scored a hat-trick! Mbappe scored 8 goals, once again surpassing Messi to lead the top scorers list.
France replaced Conde with Di Sassi, Argentina replaced Tagliafico with Dybala. 123 minutes, Canete long pass, Mouani in the middle of the penalty area, right-footed one-footed flick was blocked by Emiliano Martinez with his legs. Argentina quickly counterattacked with a cross from the right, and Lautaro's header from the center of the box was deflected over the bar. The match went to penalties after a 3-3 draw in 120 minutes.
In the first round of the penalty shootout, Mbappe was the first to put the ball into the lower left corner of the goal with his right foot, and Messi also put the ball into the lower left corner of the goal with his left foot to make it 1-1. In the second round, Coman pushed a shot into the lower left corner of the goal, and Emiliano Martinez judged accurately and pounced on the ball. Dybala's left-footed shot into the center of the net gave Argentina a 2-1 lead. In the third round, Choumani's right-footed shot was deflected to the lower left corner of the goal, and Paredes pushed the ball into the lower left corner of the goal with his right foot to give Argentina a 3-1 lead. In the fourth round, Mouani's right-footed shot broke through the center of the goal, and Montiel pushed the ball into the lower left corner of the goal. Argentina eventually won the penalty shootout 4-2 and won the World Cup by a total score of 7-5.