Argentina lifted the FIFA World Cup Football title for the 3rd time, after beating defending Champion France 4-2 on penalties following a dramatic 3-3 draw in extra time at the Lusail Iconic Stadium in Qatar.
Key points
- Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick for France, while Argentina captain Lionel Messi scored a brace and Angel di Maria netted one goal for Argentina.
- Mbappé became the second man to score a World Cup final hat-trick after Geoff Hurst for England 1966.
- Lionel Messi clinched the Golden Ball award for the best player at the Fifa World Cup 2022 while Mbappe took the golden boot for being the top goal-scorer and Argentina’s Emiliano Martinez won the Golden Glove for being the best goalkeeper.
- Messi and Mbappe came into the final with 5 goals each. But the 23-year-old France forward finished the tournament with eight goals after the first World Cup Final hat-trick since 1966.
- Mbappé technically becomes France’s first-ever Golden Boot winner. Just Fontaine led the scoring at the 1958 World Cup with a record 13 goals, but the Golden Boot, originally the Golden Shoe wasn’t officially introduced until 1982.
