The FIFA World Cup 2022 final between France and Argentina was played at Lusail Stadium in Qatar. Argentina won the World Cup trophy after 36 years. The final was very exciting. After 120 minutes, both teams were tied at 3-3. Then, the match went to a penalty shootout. Argentina won the penalty shootout 4-2. France’s young player Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick in the final. He became the first footballer in the world to achieve such a feat. However, his hat trick did not work. In the end, Argentina won the penalty shootout.
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The thrill of the penalty shootout
1-0: France’s Kylian Mbappe scored on the left side.
1-1: Argentina’s Lionel Messi scores on the left side.
1-1: France’s Kingsley Coman’s shot is saved by Argentina goalkeeper Martinez
2-1: Argentina’s Paulo Dybala scores.
2-1: France’s Aurelian Choumeni misses a penalty.
3-1: Argentina’s Leandro Paredes scores.
3-2: France’s Randall Kolo Muani scored.
4-2: Argentina’s Gonzalo Montil scored to make Argentina champions at the FIFA World Cup after 36 years.
The match went into extra time
After 90 minutes, the scoreline was tied at 2-2. After this, the match went into extra time. Both teams scored 1-1 in extra time by scoring 4 goals in 90 minutes. Argentina took the lead with 2 goals in the first half. On their part, Lionel Messi scored in the 23rd minute, and Angel Di Maria scored in the 36th minute. So, France’s Kylian Mbappe scored 2 goals in 97 seconds to level the scoreline at 2-2. Mbappe scored a penalty in the 80th minute and a field goal in the 81st minute.
Mbappe scored 2 goals in 97 seconds
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France’s young striker Kylian Mbappé scored two goals in just 100 seconds to bring France into the game. He scored a penalty in the 79th minute of the first match. Soon after, he came into the left wing and scored a goal to level the scoreline at 2-2.
In the 55th minute of the match, France’s Adrien Rabiot received a yellow card for challenging Argentina’s De Paul.
Angel Di Maria boosted Argentina’s lead.
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Despite an early lead, Argentina continued to have an attacking game approach against France. In the 35th minute, Argentina’s Lionel Messi ran with the ball from the right wing. He made a pass to teammate McAllister in the French penalty box. McAllister immediately passed the ball to Angel Di Maria. In the 36th minute, French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris ran at Di Maria. But Di Maria scored and the score gave Argentina a 2-0 lead.
The first goal came from a penalty
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In the 22nd minute of the match, Argentina’s Angel Di Maria ran toward the French penalty box with the ball. He went to pass from the left wing to get inside the box. But France’s Ousmane Dembele fouled him. After the foul, the referee gave a penalty to Argentina. Lionel Messi scored a penalty shot in the 23rd minute. Messi scored 6 goals in the tournament and became the highest goalscorer.
France substituted Olivier Giroud
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France made 2 substitutions in the first half. First, the team manager replaced Ousmane Dembele in the 41st minute and sent on Randal Kolo Muani. Then Olivier Giroud, who scored 4 goals in the tournament for the team, was replaced by Marcus Thuram.
Line-up of both teams
Argentina starting 11: 23. E. Martinez (GK) — 26. Molina, 13. Romero, 19. Otamendi, 3. Tagliafico — 7. De Paul, 24. E. Fernandez, 20. Mac Allister — 11. Di Maria, 10. Messi, 9. Alvarez
France starting 11: 1. Lloris (GK) — 5. Kounde, 4. Varane, 18. Upamecano, 22. T. Hernandez — 7. Griezmann, 8. Tchouameni, 14. Rabiot — 11. Dembele, 9. Giroud, 10. Mbappe
Here is more about both the teams
Defending champions France and hot favorites Argentina will clash today in the final of the FIFA World Cup. Both teams have won the World Cup twice. However, Argentina will be looking to end their trophy drought of 36 years after the last win in 1986 under the captaincy of Diego Maradona. After this, Argentina could not lift this trophy. On the other hand, France won the World Cup in 1998 and 2018. Therefore, France can win the World Cup for the second time. France’s young striker Kylian Mbappé is a strong contender in the Golden Boot race. On the other hand, the legendary footballer Lionel Messi of Argentina is also in the race to win the golden boot.
France and Argentina last met in the 2018 World Cup Round of 16 knockout matches. Then France won the game 4-3. France won that match and knocked Argentina out of the World Cup. So today, Argentina will enter the field to avenge the previous defeat.
Defending champions France achieved their second consecutive final
Just like the last World Cup, France has reached the final. In 2018, they faced Luka Modric’s team Croatia. And today, Lionel Messi’s team Argentina. France’s significant players, Karim Benzema, Paul Pogba, N’Golo Kanté, and Christopher Nkunku, were ruled out due to injuries. However, team manager Didier Deschamps built a balanced team that took them to the World Cup finale for the second time. The 36-year-old striker of the group, Oliver Gerrard, has scored 4 goals in the tournament by performing brilliantly. So young striker Kylian Mbappé is in the race for the Golden Boot with 5 goals in this World Cup. In terms of defense, France has looked weak. For the first time, France kept a clean sheet against the Moroccan team in the semi-finals.
Strong and weak points of France
Star forward players Kylian Mbappé, Olivier Giroud, and Antoine Griezmann are in the French team, which single-handedly led France to the final. So far in this tournament, the French team has scored 13 goals in 6 matches, of which Mbappe and Giroud have scored 9 goals together. So Griezmann didn’t score a single goal, but he has three assists. He also can turn the match at any moment.
France’s defense is weak compared to Argentina’s. Argentina has won 3 matches in this tournament without conceding a single goal. At the same time, the French team has won only one match in this way.
Argentina played sixth time in the World Cup final
Argentina has played a total of 5 World Cup finals so far. Out of which he has won 2 matches. Argentina played the first final match in the first edition of the World Cup i.e., in 1930. After this, the team last played the final match in 2014, and Germany lost 1-0 in injury time. Lionel Messi has every major trophy in football, but the World Cup is not in his trophy cabinet.
In this World Cup, Argentina had to face an upset in the first match. Then Saudi Arabia defeated Argentina. However, after this, Argentina performed well and qualified for the finals today. Defeated Croatia 3-0 in the semi-finals to reach the final.
This match will be tough for Argentina because France’s performance in the World Cup has been superb. Argentina manager Lionel Scalloni will have to field his players with a better strategy against France.
Strong and weak points of Argentina
Apart from captain Lionel Messi and Julián Álvarez, Enzo Fernández is the team’s strength for Argentina in this World Cup. Argentina has scored a total of 12 goals in this tournament so far. These three players scored 10 goals together as Messi scored 5, Álvarez 4, and Fernández 1 goal. Let’s not forget Messi has also assisted three goals.
Argentina’s defense tends to falter under pressure. Argentina will be under much pressure if the opposing team scores an early goal. Even captain Messi can make himself underperform.
