Argentina Beat France 4-2 On Penalties To Win World Cup Title
deadline.comLionel Messi’s Argentina beat France to clinch the World Cup title in a lively game at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar Sunday evening.
The South American side beat the holders 4 – 2 on penalties. Argentina is the first country from outside Europe to lift the trophy since Brazil, 20 years ago in Japan.
It’s also the country’s third World Cup title after wins in 1978 and 1986. The first 80 minutes of the final were largely one-sided, with France failing to have a single shot on goal for the entire first half.
Argentina opened the goal-scoring in the 20th minute with Messi calmly converting a penalty given away by Ousmane Dembélé. Argentina doubled their lead in the 35th minute when Ángel Di María raced to the end of a through-ball from Alexis Mac Allister.
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