Argentina Wins a World Cup Final Decided on Penalties
Lionel Messi lifted the trophy after one of the most dramatic finals ever played.
On 18 December 2022, Argentina met France in the men's FIFA World Cup final at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar. Before an official attendance of 88,966 spectators, the match brought together France, the reigning champions, and an Argentina side attempting to secure their third global crown.
Argentina established dominance during the opening half of the match. In the 23rd minute, captain Lionel Messi opened the scoring from the penalty spot after French forward Ousmane Dembele tripped Angel Di Maria inside the area. Argentina doubled their lead in the 36th minute when Di Maria finished a sweeping counter-attack, sliding the ball home after Alexis Mac Allister played it across the field to him. France had barely threatened, and in the 41st minute French manager Didier Deschamps replaced Olivier Giroud and Dembele with Marcus Thuram and Randal Kolo Muani.
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- Argentina beat France on penalties in remarkable World Cup final (Reuters via Cyprus Mail)
- Argentina win incredible 2022 World Cup final on penalties against France (The Scotsman)
- France fly out of Qatar as FIFA acclaims World Cup attendance (AFP via Ahram Online)
- Messi wins Golden Ball, Mbappe takes Golden Boot after incredible final (Sowetan)
- Overflow crowds in Buenos Aires forced the end of a World Cup celebration parade (AP via NPR)
- 2022 FIFA World Cup final
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