@big__randy: The 2022 FIFA World Cup Final between Argentina and France is widely regarded as one of the greatest football matches ever played. It took place on December 18, 2022, at Lusail Stadium in Qatar, with over 88,000 fans in attendance. Argentina, led by Lionel Messi in what was likely his last World Cup, started dominant. Messi opened the scoring in the 23rd minute with a penalty after Ángel Di María was fouled. Di María himself made it 2-0 in the 36th minute, finishing a sweeping team move. Argentina looked in full control for 80 minutes, suffocating France’s attack and limiting Kylian Mbappé’s influence. Then the match flipped. In the 80th minute, France was awarded a penalty after a foul on Randal Kolo Muani. Mbappé converted to make it 2-1. Just 97 seconds later, Mbappé volleyed in an equalizer to stun Argentina 2-2 and force extra time. In extra time, Messi scored his second goal in the 108th minute, putting Argentina up 3-2. But Mbappé responded again with a penalty in the 118th minute after his shot was handled, completing his hat trick and making it 3-3. It was only the second hat trick in a World Cup final, after Geoff Hurst in 1966. In the final seconds of extra time, Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez made a crucial save on Kolo Muani to keep the score level. The match went to penalties. Argentina scored all four of theirs through Messi, Paulo Dybala, Leandro Paredes, and Gonzalo Montiel. For France, Kingsley Coman and Aurélien Tchouaméni missed, while Mbappé and Kolo Muani scored. Argentina won the shootout 4-2, claiming their third World Cup and first since 1986. The final cemented Messi’s legacy with the one trophy that had eluded him, and Mbappé’s hat trick at age 23 confirmed his status as France’s new superstar. The game had six goals, two comebacks, and dramatic swings that made it an instant classic in football history. #fyp #viral #Footbal #History

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