Argentina win FIFA World Cup 2022

Lionel Messi finally achieved his dream of winning the World Cup for Argentina after beating France in one of the greatest finals in the history of the tournament


ARGENTINA: FIFA WORLD CUP FINALS
1930 L Uruguay 		2-4
1978 W Netherlands 	3-1 (After extra time)
1986 W West Germany 	3-2
1990 L West Germany 	0-1
2014 L Germany 		0-1 (After extra time)
2022 W France 		3-3 (Penalties: 4-2)
 
Argentina secures third title 36 years after previous triumph. Only Italy have longer gap between World Cup victories (44 years from 1938-1982)


FIFA WORLD CUP 2022: AWARDS
Golden Ball	Lionel Messi ARG
Golden Boot 	Kylian Mbappé FRA
Golden Glove 	Emiliano Martínez ARG
Young Player 	Enzo Fernández ARG
Fair Play 	England
  
  
OPTA: WORLD CUP XI
Dominik Livakovic CRO 
Achraf Hakimi MAR
Josko Gvardiol CRO
Marquinhos BRA      
Theo Hernández FRA
Antoine Griezmann FRA
Aurélien Tchouaméni FRA
Bruno Fernandes POR
Lionel Messi ARG
Julian Álvarez ARG
Kylian Mbappé FRA

  
Messi is first player in World Cup history to score in each round of single tournament – Group stage, Last 16, Quarter-final, Semi-final, and Final


Source: FIFA, Opta 
Picture: Getty Images 
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