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Argentina win thrilling World Cup final shootout - CtrlF.XYZ

Argentina win thrilling World Cup final shootout

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Argentina has won a thrilling World Cup final, defeating France successful a punishment shootout.

Kylian Mbappé converted the archetypal punishment for France - his 3rd for the nighttime - earlier Messi calmly did the aforesaid for Argentina.

Argentine 'keeper Emiliano Martinez past saved Kingsley Coman's shot, earlier Paulo Dybala's changeable converted for Argentina.

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France's Aurélien Tchouaméni past enactment his effort wide, earlier Leandro Paredes cemented the advantage.

Randal Kolo Muani kept the French successful it, earlier Gonzalo Montiel closed it for the South Americans.

On SBS' post-game coverage, Craig Foster said it was a last "befitting an of bonzer tournament".

"Two Titans of the crippled who would not yield, and Lionel Messi had this fairytale set-up truthful perfectly for him to measurement into the giant, elephantine shoes of Diego Maradona," helium said.

"No-one other apt successful the past of the crippled could person adjacent attempted to bash that - 7 Ballon d'Ors and present you privation to effort and measurement up to eden and shingle hands with Diego? Only this kid could person done it."

Earlier, Messi scored the archetypal extremity from the punishment spot successful the 23rd minute, earlier Angel Di Maria made it 2-0 successful the 36th.

Argentina looked to beryllium cruising location successful the 2nd half, earlier Kylian Mbappé scored doubly successful 2 minutes - the archetypal from the spot, the 2nd successful wide play - to level.

Messi past continued his World Cup fairytale with his 2nd extremity of the nighttime in the 108th minute.

But it wasn't implicit yet - a handball successful the container precocious successful other clip gave Kylian Mbappé different equaliser, becoming conscionable the 2nd subordinate successful past to people a hat-trick successful a World Cup final.

Foster believes Kylian Mbappe's show has cemented him arsenic a unit astatine the apical of the crippled for years to come.

"Kylian Mbappe (is) going to predominate satellite shot for the adjacent 10 years," helium said.

"To people 3 goals successful a World Cup last and beryllium connected the losing broadside is conscionable perfectly extraordinary."

A abbreviated clip later, cameras crossed to Mbappe being consoled by French president Emmanuel Macron.

"(France) were phenomenal today, really. They didn't play the best, but they showed tremendous character. That is the motion of a bully team, you inactive play good and don't lose."

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