In a legendary World Cup final that will go down as one of the greatest games on the biggest stage, Lionel Messi won his first World Cup in his last try.
After a roller-coaster World Cup final that required extra time and featured a Kylian Mbappé hat trick and two goals from Messi, Argentina prevailed over France in a penalty-kick shootout for its third World Cup title and first since 1986.
With two of the game’s brightest stars in Messi and Mbappé facing off in the 2022 World Cup final, Argentina struck the first blows with Messi converting a 23rd-minute penalty and Ángel Di Maria scoring in the 36th minute. Mbappé scored twice in two minutes to draw level with less than 10 minutes to play. Then, Messi and Mbappé traded extra-time goals in a 3–3 thriller that needed a dramatic shootout to decide the world champion.
