The star of the tournament was the captain Lionel Messi, who performed brilliantly throughout the tournament. Lionel Messi scored two goals for Argentina in the final. The first goal was from the penalty. Messi’s second goal came in the 108th minute of the extra time match. It was also the goal that put Argentina ahead 3-2. But a group of football fans pointed out following the match that this goal should not have lasted and Argentina should not have been allowed that goal.
Messi’s second goal came in the second half of extra time. A group of football fans say that before Messi completed this goal, two substitute players of Argentina entered the field and this goal cannot be allowed. They strongly argue that Argentina’s substitutes entered the pitch to celebrate before the ball crossed the goal line and therefore the goal should have been disallowed. But the fans have come once morest this argument.
At the same time, the France-Argentina final had all the excitement of a final. The back-to-back match was also one of the best World Cup finals of all time. Argentina took the lead with Lionel Messi’s penalty goal in the 23rd minute and Angel Di Maria increased their lead in the 36th minute. France’s spectacular comeback came when fans were certain Argentina would claim a 2-0 victory in the match.
The World Cup trophy has been stolen twice and Messi cannot take it homeYoung superstar Kylian Mbappe was the hero of France. Mbappe scored from the penalty in the 80th minute and scored once more in the next minute to bring France into the match. Lionel Messi’s (debated) goal in the 108th minute gave Argentina the lead, but Mbappe’s goal in the 118th minute saw France level once more. With the game tied in overtime, a penalty shootout ensued. Argentina defeated France 4-2 in the shootout, the world champions.
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