Messi’s Argentina finally won the World Cup. As Argentina beat France 4-2 on penalties an exciting World Cup final finished 3-3 after beyond regular time in Qatar on Sunday. A glance at the key moments from the sport at Lusail Stadium. (Read Also: Reason for Messi’s one day Off from training before the World cup final)
23rd minute:
Argentina takes a 1-0 lead through a Messi penalty. Julian Alvarez pokes the ball out wide to Angel Di Maria. Who skips past Ousmane Dembele and is caught within the world by the backtracking France winger. Argentina is awarded their fifth spot-kick of the tournament. Lionel Messi strokes home after committing Hugo Lloris to go the opposite way.
36th minute:
Argentina creates it 2-0 after choosing France apart with a devastating counter-attack finished off by Angel Di Maria. Alexis Mac Allister clips a first-time pass to Messi. Who flicks out wide to Alvarez. Alister continues his run and is vie through by Alvarez, squaring for Di Maria to fit past Lloris.
41st minute:
France coach Didier Deschamps opts for a double substitution before half-time, knowing the ultimate is obtaining removed from his team. Olivier Giroud and Dembele are replaced by Marcus Thuram and Randal Kolo Muani.
80th minute:
France cut the score to 2-1 as Kylian Mbappe scores from the spot. Kolo Muani gets in behind Nicolas Otamendi and is fouled from behind by the Argentina center-back. Mbappe drills low to the proper of Emiliano Martinez, who gets a hand on that but cannot prevent France’s initial shot on target.
81st minute:
Mbappe strikes for the second time in as several minutes to bring France level. Kingsley Coman dispossesses Messi and finds Adrien Rabiot. He floats a ball towards Mbappe, who nods all the way down to Thuram then volleys the come pass first-time low into the corner.
90th minute:
Messi is denied at the death. The Argentina star has one final probability to win the sport deep into stoppage time but his powerful 20-meter effort is tipped over by a flying Lloris.109th minute: Messi puts Argentina back in front at 3-2. Lautaro Martinez backheels Gonzalo Montiel’s hack up to Messi. He lays off for Enzo Fernandez to play in Martinez, whose shot is fantastically stopped by Lloris – however, Messi is available to eat up the rebound from shut range.
118th minute:
Mbappe completes his hat-trick with another spot-kick as France equalizes at 3-3. Mbappe’s strike is blocked by the arm of Montiel and the striker goes the identical way as his initial penalty, concealment it into the corner.
120th minute:
Kolo Muani has the possibility to win the globe Cup for France once latching onto an extended ball over the top. However, Martinez heroically stands out his left leg to send the ultimate to penalties.
Shootout:
Martinez plunges to his right to save lots of France’s second try from Coman. Aurelien Tchouameni drags France’s third effort wide. Montiel converts the winning kick as Argentina scores all four of their penalties.
