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Argentina clinched nail-biter to win FIFA WC trophy

Argentina clinched nail-biter to win FIFA WC trophy

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18 Dec 2022 - 23:31
Argentina clinched nail-biter to win FIFA WC trophy
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18 Dec 2022 - 23:31

KABUL (Pajhwok): Argentina beat France 4-2 on penalty shootout to win the final match of the Federation the International Football Association (FIFA) World Cup played in Doha on Sunday in a spectacular manner.

Lionel Messi scored twice in a 3-3 draw that featured a hat-trick for Kylian Mbappe as the holders recovered from 2-0 down after 80 minutes.

It was an incredible night of drama and fluctuating fortunes, delivering one of the all-time great finals to cap a wonderful tournament.

Argentina had looked to be cruising to a one-sided victory after Messi’s penalty and a brilliant goal by Angel Di Maria in the first half put them in total control but Mbappe converted an 80th-minute penalty and volleyed in an equaliser a minute later to take the game to extra time.

Messi put Argentina ahead again but Mbappe levelled with another penalty, becoming the second man to score a World Cup final hat-trick after Geoff Hurst for England 1966.

That took the game to a shootout where Argentina keeper Emiliano Martinez saved Kingsley Coman’s penalty and Aurelien Tchouameni fired wide to give Gonzalo Montiel to chance to win it, which he gleefully took.

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