On Sunday, December 18, the national team of Argentina defeated the national team of France in the decisive match

of the 2022 World Cup

.

The match at the Lusail-Iconic stadium ended with a score of 3:3, and the Argentines were more accurate in the penalty shootout.

Lionel Messi 

opened the score of the match

in the 23rd minute. 

Ousmane Dembele

 violated the rules by hitting

Angel Di Maria's

legs instead of the ball  - the referee awarded a penalty.

Messi cold-bloodedly sent the ball down to the right corner, and 

Hugo Lloris

jumped into the other.

Even before the end of the half, Argentina strengthened its advantage -

Di Maria completed a magnificent counterattack after

Alexis McAllister 's pass.

Almost until the end of the match, it seemed that the winner had already been determined, but 10 minutes before the end of the match, the referee awarded a penalty to the Argentines -

Nicolas Otamendi grabbed

Randal Kolo Muani

by the shoulder in the penalty  area

.

Kylian Mbappé

cold-bloodedly implemented the eleven- meter penalty

, punching a low shot into the left corner.

Emiliano Martinez

guessed the direction of the shot, but was unable to deflect it.

In 97 seconds, Mbappe equalized the score, sending the ball into the corner with one touch after

Lilian Thuram

's pass .

This is the fastest double in the history of the World Cup.

In the extra time, the Argentines took the lead.

Lautaro Martinez

's shot was

handled by the goalkeeper, but Messi finished the ball into the net.

However, a few minutes later, Mbappe equalized again.

He hit

Gonzalo Montiel

in the hand , and then realized the penalty. 

So, the winner was determined in the penalty shootout.

Lionel Messi, Paulo Dybala, Leandro Paredes and Gonzalo Montiel scored for the Albiceleste, while for the French, Kingsley Coman and Aurelien Chuameni missed a chance to score.

Thus, after defeating France, Argentina became the world champion for the third time in history.

Previously, the main trophy "Albiceleste" was won in 1978 and 1986.

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