For Messi, he won the trophy that eluded him throughout his career in what is probably his last chance to do so. He left everything on the court and threw the team on his back to deliver the first name of the country since 1986.
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All Argentina at the start of the match
Argentina temporarily entered the table after France tried to fire its first shot. Frenchman Ousmane Dembele tripped Angel Di Maria on the left side of the area. The referee whistled a foul and a penalty was awarded.
Let Messi get away with it.
Messi scored his sixth goal of the tournament to take the lead in the Golden Boot race and put Argentina ahead 1-0 in the 23rd minute of the match. He was the first male player to score in all 4 matches of the knockout stage.
Soon after, Di Maria hit his ball.
France lost the ball and passes from Messi, Julian Alvarez and Alexi Mac Allister resulted in a shot by Di Maria and he buried the ball in front of French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. Di Maria has played the last 3 matches due to injury.
France got back in the game in the blink of an eye.
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Kylian Mbappé had the chance to put France on the scoreboard with a penalty and won brilliantly. He was given his penalty past Argentine goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez to cut the 2-1.
Less than two minutes later, Mbappe collected the ball on the left side of the box and shot past Martinez. Mbappe single-handedly matched France’s adjustment and regained the lead in the Golden Boot at the same time.
Mbappe, the men’s player at the time to score, is aiming for two consecutive World Cups. Vava did so in 1958 and 1962.
In added time, Messi in the right position at the right time in the 108th minute to score for Argentina. Lautaro Martinez’s first shot landed in the face of French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. Messi then put the ball over the line despite a French defender. blocking it
A few minutes later, France would attack.
Argentina’s Gonzalo Montiel called for a hand in the box and allowed France to have a penalty shot. Let Mbappé convert.
The young soccer superstar scored his third goal of the match and tied the final in extra time. Towards the end of extra time, Lloris and Martinez won for their teams.
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Messi and Mbappé also did not score in the consequences and it was Montiel who finished the game for Argentina.
Ryan Gaydos is the editor of Fox News Digital.