Argentina won its third World Cup title by beating France 4-2 in a penalty shootout after a 3-3 draw featuring two goals from the 35-year-old Messi and a hat trick by his heir apparent, France forward Kylian Mbappé.
After 30 minutes of extra time Argentina 3-3 France. The match goes to a penalty shootout. Mbappe scores a hat-trick brings France to equalize the game again.
Highlights in the match:
• Messi scored first goal at 23′
• The second goal was from Di Maria at 36′
• Yellow card to France’s Rabiot
• Kylian Mbappe converts a penalty to reduce the lead for France at 80′
• Mbappe scores again to level the score 2-2 for
France at 82′
• France’s Thuram receives Vellow card
• Messi scores another goal
• Mbappe score three consecutive goals
• Argentina win World Cup on penalties, 4-2
The World Cup records Messi owns:
Lionel Messi, for many the greatest footballer in history, has finally got his hands on the FIFA World Cup™ trophy – and following one of the finest individual campaigns in the competition’s history.
The 35-year-old provided seven goals and three assists, and broke multiple records, as Argentina conquered the sport for the first time in 36 years.
- Messi is one of only six men to have played in five World Cups alongside Antonio Carbajal, Lothar Matthaus, Rafa Marquez, Andres Guardado and Cristiano Ronaldo.
- Messi made his 26th World Cup appearance in the Qatar 2022 final, breaking Lothar Matthaus’s record.
- Messi has made a record 19 appearances as captain in the World Cup. He is followed by Rafa Marquez (17) and Diego Maradona (16).
-Messi has played the most minutes in World Cup history: 2,314. He broke Paolo Maldini’s record of 2,217 minutes in the Qatar 2022 final. - Messi is the only player to register an assist in five World Cups. His closest challengers are Pele, Grzegorz Lato, Diego Maradona and David Beckham, who set up goals in three editions apiece.
- Pele and Messi share the record for the most assists in the knockout phase (6).
- Messi is Argentina’s leading marksmen in the World Cup on 13 goals. He is followed by Gabriel Batistuta (10), Diego Maradona (8), Guillermo Stabile (8), Mario Kempes (6) and Gonzalo Higuain (5).
- Messi is the only player to score in the World Cup in his teens, 20s and 30s. Pele missed out on accomplishing the same by four months.
- Messi scored his first and latest World Cup goals 16 years and 184 days apart. The next biggest span in World Cup history belongs to Cristiano Ronaldo at 16 years and 160 days.
- The Player of the Match, first awarded in 2002, has been given to Messi an unequaled 11 times. His four at Brazil 2014 is a record for one edition he shares with Wesley Sneijder, who received the same at South Africa 2010.
- Miroslav Klose has played in a record 17 World Cup victories. Messi is currently on 16.
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