Messi Leads Argentina to Win FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar

Lionel Messi has led Argentina to World Cup glory after the most thrilling final in the 92-year history of the tournament.

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.

Messi and Argentina lift the 2022 FIFA World Cup trophy. It takes a man who has reached the highest of mountains to appreciate the deepest valley; Messi today enters the special lexicon in Argentina. A legend, unbounded by time.

Messi also made history by becoming the first player to win the World Cup Player of the Tournament twice (2022 and 2018). France’s Kylian Mbappe finished second and Croatia’s Luka Modric took home the third place. Mbappe also won the golden boot as the tournament’s highest goal scorer.