FOOTBALL NEWS FIFA 2022 CHAMPIONS GOLDEN BOOT WINNER ‘‘Emiliano
Martinez
‘‘Argentina vs France, FIFA ‘‘French star striker Kylian
World Cup 2022: After a 3-3
Wins World
Mbappe, despite a hat-
thriller across 120 minutes, trick in the World Cup final, Cup Golden
Argentina bested France 4-2 ended up on the losing Glove Award
on penalties to win their third side. France, the defending After Penalty
World Cup, after 36 years.’’ champion, lost to Argentina Heroics At
in a nail-biter on Sun.‘‘ Qatar 2022’’
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FIFA World Cup 2022 Final, Argentina vs
France: Lionel Messi shines as Argentina beat
France 4-2 on penalties to win World Cup
Argentina vs France, World Cup 2022 This match had been billed as Kylian
Final Live Scorecard: In probably the Mbappé vs. Messi – the 23-year-
wildest final in the tournament’s 92- old French star ready to assume the
year history, Argentina won its third mantle of the world’s greatest player
World Cup title by beating France from his 35-year-old Paris Saint-
4-2 in a penalty shootout after a 3-3 Germain teammate. Argentina have
draw featuring two goals from the won the World Cup three times.
35-year-old Messi and a hat trick by Mbappé was defending France’s 2018
his heir apparent, France forward win at the tournament in Russia,
Kylian Mbappé. Messi was playing in his final World
Mbappé and Messi took their teams’ Cup match, looking to claim the
first penalties and scored. Kingsley trophy which has eluded him for
Coman had an attempt saved by so long and which would enable
Argentina goalkeeper Emi Martinez him to match Diego Maradona’s
and Aurelien Tchouameni then achievement of winning the 1986
missed for France, giving Gonzalo competition. The opening 79 minutes
Montiel the opportunity to end it. was all about Messi.
He converted the penalty to the Argentina’s captain converted
left and sparked wild celebrations. the penalty to give Argentina the
Europe’s run of four straight World lead. Next, his deft touch was key
Cup winners, dating to 2006, came in springing the move which led
to an end. The last South American to Albiceleste’s second.Then in
champion was Brazil, and that was the closing stages of normal time,
also in Asia — when Japan and Mbappé single-handedly took a grip
South Korea hosted the tournament of the game, scoring two goals in two
in 2002. In Qatar, Argentina backed minutes and sending the final to extra
up its victory from last year’s Copa over just yet. He said after the match defeating France 4-2 in penalties in Qatar for the team along with time.Messi looked shot and Mbappé
America, its first major trophy since that he would continue to play with and captain Lionel Messi winning the coach Lionel Scaloni. The world looked like he was just getting going.
1993. It’s quite the climax to Messi’s the national team. With Argentina his first world cup trophy, the champions celebrated the world cup. Sergio Aguero, Javier Zanetti,
international career, which is not winning their third world cup title celebrations continued in the night win with the likes of Sergio Aguero, comedians Luquitas Rodríguez,
Croatia vs Morocco Highlights:
Croatia beat Morocco 2-1 to clinch
third spot in Qatar World Cup
Croatia’s players celebrate with Italy. A recent online editorial by
their medals after the World Cup the Qatar-based media agency Al
third-place playoff soccer match Jazeera went so far as to ask why do
between Croatia and Morocco at we even have a third-place playoff at
France’s Benzema Khalifa International Stadium in the World Cup? “It’s the game that no
Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022. one wants to play in, it’s the game few
announces retirement Croatia won 2-1. The third-place may even want to watch… Playing
from international match at the FIFA World Cup has for third? Why bother? The dream
is over, the trophy is beyond reach,”
received a bad rap ever since it was
football Carear first played at the 1934 tournament James Brownsell wrote.
Karim Benzema Announces
Retirement From International FIFA Ranking: Brazil ranked No.1 despite
Football . Karim Benzema, who Argentina’s World Cup win in Qatar 2022
won the Ballon d’Or award for the This was the Angel Di Maria final — then he
world’s best player in October, had 2022, when they dethroned Belgium.
been desperate to feature in this Despite Brazil’s elimination from came off and Argentina very nearly fell apart
year’s World Cup having not been the tournament in the quarterfinals, Thirty-six minutes into the 2022 he stepped up. Di Maria won the
selected when France became world Argentina’s World Cup victory FIFA World Cup final, Argentina’s penalty for the first goal, and scored
champions in Russia four years was not enough to overtake them. Angel Di Maria had tears in his eyes. the second to give Argentina the 2-0
ago. Ballon D’Or winner Karim Brazil won three games and lost to It had been a troubled tournament lead in the final. Modern football,
Benzema announced he was ending Cameroon in the group stage. They for the 34-year-old, missing much of and its European interpretation that
his international career on Monday, were eliminated from the global it due to a quad injury. It promised has become the accepted tactical
the day after France lost the World football tournament after losing to be a similar lacklustre finish for Di scripture, has altered the role of the
Cup final to Argentina. Benzema, to Croatia in the quarterfinals. Maria as it had been in 2014, when traditional winger. Wide players are
who won the Ballon d’Or award for Argentina won Copa America he missed the final due to injury, and often expected to play as narrow
Brazil will maintain their top spot in
the world’s best player in October, in 2021 and are now the world watched his country lose to Germany forwards in the inside channels as the
the FIFA World Ranking this month
had been desperate to feature in this champions, but it was not enough in extra time.This time around, full backs overlap ahead of them. Di
despite Argentina winning their first
year’s World Cup having not been to claim the top spot. Shootout however, Argentina needed their Maria’s performance against France
FIFA World Cup title since 1986
selected when France became world wins are worth fewer ranking points ‘final specialist’ – having scored the was evidence that the traditional role
in Qatar 2022. Brazil have held the
champions in Russia four years ago. than regulation-time wins. The winner of the 2021 Copa America can still do plenty of damage. Getting
number one position since February
He was frozen out of the France team. Netherlands, another quarterfinalist, final and 2022 Finalissima – and the ball in space and taking it down.
