After a dramatic 3-3 draw in extra time, Argentina won the World Cup on Sunday by defeating France 4-2 on penalties.
Kingsley Coman’s penalty was saved by Argentina keeper Emiliano Martinez, and Aurelien Tchouameni missed the target to give Argentina their third world title and first since 1986.
France had come from two objectives down to even out north of an hour and a half with Kylian Mbappe netting two times shortly, including a 80th-minute punishment.
After Argentina’s Lionel Messi had tapped in for a 3-2 lead in the 109th, the France striker completed his hat trick in the 118th with another penalty kick.
Messi, making his record-breaking 26th World Cup appearance, converted a penalty kick in the 23rd minute to give Argentina a 2-0 lead in the first half.
As Alexis Mac Allister’s cutback found Angel Di Maria, they struck once more with a superb four-pass counterattack that he finished well.
