Argentina wins the 2022 World Cup
JUST IN: Argentina has won the 2022 World Cup, beating France via a penalty shootout in one of the most thrilling finals in recent memory.
Messi magic: Argentine soccer legend Lionel Messi dazzled in his last World Cup match, scoring twice, making tournament history and finally hoisting the trophy.
An inspired comeback: Led by superstar Kylian Mbappé, France made a stunning comeback to force the final to extra time. Mbappé ended the match with a hat trick.
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Argentina's Lionel Messi, left, and France's Kylian Mbappé.The race for the Golden Boot — the award for the player who scores the most goals in the tournament — hung in the balance heading into Sunday's clash between Argentina and France.Fans who were hoping for some excitement in that contest were not disappointed. The lead changed hands multiple times in a back-and-forth finale.With his first-half goal on a penalty kick, Argentina's Lionel Messi pulled one ahead of France's Kylian Mbappé.But Mbappé answered with two goals in the span of about 90 seconds in the second half, leapfrogging the legend in the tournament goal count.One behind going into extra time, Messi tied Mbappé's total again with a go-ahead goal in the second period.But yet another equalizer late in extra time gave Mbappé eight goals for the tournament and finally secured him the honor.Here's where things stood when the final whistle blew:8 goalsKylian Mbappé (France)
7 goals
Lionel Messi (Argentina)
4 goalsJulián Álvarez (Argentina)Olivier Giroud (France)
Argentina wins the 2022 World Cup
By Matt Meyer, Mike Hayes and Issy Ronald, CNN Updated 2:04 p.m. ET, December 18, 2022
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