Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated his Argentine counterpart, Alberto Fernandez, on the victory of the Argentine national team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
"Vladimir Putin held a phone call with President Fernandez of Argentina and warmly congratulated him on the victory of the Argentine national team at the FIFA World Cup," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Sunday.
It is worth mentioning that, Argentina took the lead through Messi and Angel Di Maria, only for Kylian Mbappe to score a late brace. Messi restored Argentina’s lead in extra time, but Mbappe again hit back for France, completing his hat-trick and taking the game to a penalty shootout.
Argentina won the shootout 4-2, to claim the World Cup and victory in one of the sport’s all-time great games.
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