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New Delhi: Argentina won the penalty shootout after a close encounter in the FIFA World Cup 2022 title match played in Qatar. After 90 minutes of play, the score was tied at 2-2. After extra 30 minutes of play, the score was tied at 3-3. After this, the result of the match came from the penalty shoot out. Many ups and downs were seen in this very close-fought match. The first half was in the name of Argentina. After this, in the second half, Mbappe scored two goals in two minutes to bring the team on par. In the end, Messi’s team won 4-2 in the penalty shootout.
After conceding two goals in the first half, defending champion France was not visible in the match from the beginning. Lionel Messi, playing his fifth World Cup, scored the first goal taking advantage of the penalty. This was Messi’s sixth goal in 11 matches of this World Cup. Also, this was Messi’s 12th goal in the history of the World Cup. In the 23rd minute of the match, Argentina got a penalty, which Captain Messi decided to take. He easily dodged the French captain and goalkeeper Lloris and put it in the goal post.
After this the second goal came in the 36th minute. Di Maria scored this goal. He got the support of Alexis McAllister. After which Maria made no mistake in putting it in the goal post. In the match, Argentina’s team kept complete pressure on France.
France’s comeback in the last 10 minutes
The French team made a tremendous comeback in the second half. Mbappe scored two goals in two minutes. His first goal came through a penalty in the 80th minute. After this, he scored another goal in the 82nd minute within just two minutes.
Match stuck in extra time
After this, in the 108th minute, Messi magic again and he scored a goal. It seemed that Argentina would win this match from here but the turning point was yet to come in the match. In the 118th minute, Mbappe converted the penalty into a goal. In this way, after playing 120 minutes, the match was tied at 3-3.
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result in penalty shootout
Argentina won the penalty shootout. Messi and Embane took the first two goals from both the teams and they were successful in this. The journey ahead from here was not good for France. He missed the next two chances. At the same time, the players of Argentina did not make any mistake. By scoring the next three goals back to back, he won the shootout 4-2.
