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December 2022 FIFA World Cup Argentina Crowned World Champions
2022-12-18 14:18:24   (Visits: 233 Times)
MM News staff News December 19,2022
FIFA World Cup: Messi shines as Argentina crowned world champions
Lionel Messi shined as Argentina beat defending champions France on penalties after a 3-3 draw to clinch the FIFA World Cup 2022 at at the Lusail Stadium on Sunday.The South American side beat France 4-2 on penalties.Following Ousmane Dembele’s foul on Angel Di Maria, Argentina was given a penalty. Messi stepped up and fired into the right side of the net, sending Hugo Lloris the wrong way. Argentina extended their advantage to 2-0 in the 36th minute. Messi flicked the ball to Julian Alvarez to his right, who drove a low cross to Angel Di Maria, who arrived to stroke in a superb finish.The defending champions pulled one back in the 81st minute as Kylian Mbappe, France’s saviour, converted a penalty to reduce the goal deficit to 2-1.A minute later, Mbappe levelled the score after a well-worked goal by Les Bleus.The magician Lionel Messi gave Argentina a 3-2 lead again in the 109th minute. Lautaro Martinez’s effort was palmed out but Messi was there to seize his moment again. He fired a shot that was hacked away by a France defender but from way behind the goal line.France won a penalty in the 117th minute as Mbappe’s shot was blocked by the arm of an Argentine player in the box. He placed the penalty to complete his hattrick. In the penalty shootouts, France missed two out of four, while in Argentina converted all four to clinch their third shopping mode FIFA World Cup.
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