FIFA WORLD CUP 2022 — Argentina beats France on penalty kicks to win the 2022 FIFA
FIFA WORLD CUP 2022 — Argentina beats France on penalty kicks to win the 2022 World Cup.
Argentina’s Lionel Messi sits on Sergio ‘Kun’ Aguero’s shoulders as their team celebrates their victory over France in the 2022 World Cup final on Sunday, Dec. 18, at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail City, Qatar.
The 2022 World Cup came to an end Sunday, with Argentina as the victors. Argentina started strong in the final match with a 2-0 lead over France, but France’s Kylian Mbappé quickly changed the course of the game with two goals of his own in the second half. With minutes left, Argentina’s star player Lionel Messi broke the tie and scored another goal, and it seemed like Argentina once again had sealed their victory until Mbappé, for only the second time in the history of the World Cup finals, completed a hat trick, scoring a third goal with a late penalty.
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After a tense penalty shootout, Argentina emerged victorious. Argentina’s goalkeeper, Emiliano Martínez, blocked France’s second attempt, and French winger Kingsley Coman missed his penalty. The match ended with a final score of 3-3 and Argentina leading 4-2 in penalties.
Goalkeeper Emi Martinez. After winning the World Cup, Martinez was presented with the Golden Glove, an award given to the best goalkeeper at the World Cup.
Upon being presented with the award, which is essentially a trophy of a hand, Martinez brought it down and held it out in front of his crotch, making a phallic gesture. His actions caused a BBC commentator to utter, “No! Don’t do that, Emi.”
Team Captain Lionel Messi and the rest of the players waved at fans from the bus as they carried the World Cup trophy aloft after securing the country’s third title and its first since 1986.
“This is madness, it’s indescribable,” said Brian Andreassi, 23, as he walked downtown wearing the team’s jersey. “There are no words.”
The World Cup and the success of the Messi-led squad has brought much-needed good news for a country that has been stuck in economic doldrums for years, suffers one of the world’s highest inflation rates and where nearly 4-in-10 people live in poverty.
