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Al Jazeera
Usaid Siddiqui

Tears of relief and joy as Messi lifts World Cup for Argentina

Argentina World Cup Lionel Messi Al Jazeera France Gonzalo Montiel Kylian Mbappe Showkat Shafi Carlos Ruiz Qatar
Argentina are world champions [Showkat Shafi/Al Jazeera]

Lusail, Qatar – They leaped into the air. Their fists pumped in delight. Finally it was all over, and they had won.

Gonzalo Montiel had just scored the decisive penalty for Argentina to defeat France in the dramatic final of the World Cup in Qatar and become champions once again after their last triumph in Mexico 36 years ago.

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