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18.12.2022 - 21:13 / deadline.com
Lionel Messi’s Argentina beat France to clinch the World Cup title in a lively game at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar Sunday evening.
The South American side beat the holders 4 – 2 on penalties. Argentina is the first country from outside Europe to lift the trophy since Brazil, 20 years ago in Japan. It’s also the country’s third World Cup title after wins in 1978 and 1986.
The first 80 minutes of the final were largely one-sided, with France failing to have a single shot on goal for the entire first half. Argentina opened the goal-scoring in the 20th minute with Messi calmly converting a penalty given away by Ousmane Dembélé.
Argentina doubled their lead in the 35th minute when Ángel Di María raced to the end of a through-ball from Alexis Mac Allister. The dynamic attack was, once again, started by Leo Messi, who ran the show from the start, drifting between the lines of France’s midfield and defense.
French starlet Kylian Mbappé turned the game on its head in the 79th minute, cooly slotting a late penalty away. Less than five minutes later, the 23-year-old scored again after combining some smart play with his teammate Marcus Thuram.
Twitter owner Elon Musk, who was in attendance at the Lusail Stadium, tweeted that 24,400 tweets were sent per second after France’s first goal. Musk said that this was the “highest ever for World Cup.”
The game went to extra time, and France appeared to have all the momentum until Messi snuck in a scrappy goal at the tail end of the second half of extra time. A few moments later, France won their second penalty of the game. Mbappé stepped up and slotted away his third goal of the game and his eighth of the tournament, taking the game to penalties.
During the shootout, Mbappé stepped up
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Infamous French mystic Nostradamus published a ream of predictions nearly 500 years ago - and some have already come true.
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Catherine Zeta Jones has declared her love for another man - and says her husband Michael Douglas, 78, is 'fine with it'.The actress, 53, took to Instagram on Sunday night as she watched the most dramatic World Cup final unfold. Cheering Argentina on from her home as they securing a win during penalties after a nail-biting game, Catherine admitted she has a bit of a soft spot for Lionel Messi, 35. Crush: Catherine Zeta Jones has declared her love for another man - and says her husband Michael Douglas is 'fine with it'Sharing a video of her TV as the team broke down in tears after their victory, Catherine could be heard singing Ole, Ole, Ole in celebration in the background. The Chicago star wrote: 'The best match I have ever seen, ever!!! Look, I support Paris Saint Germain, why, one wonders, I love the French, speak it too, my heart goes out to you. 'But you have to understand, I Love MESSI and the best bit?….my husband is just fine with it. no need to….so Don’t cry for me or anybody else, Argentina!!!! OLE!!!'.
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French football supporters may be a little down in the dumps today, but France’s leading broadcaster TF1 certainly has something to celebrate. The World Cup final that saw Argentina defeat Les Bleus on Sunday afternoon has set a new all-time record for viewership in France with an average of 24.1 million watching from the 4pm local hour.
Yesterday’s thrilling World Cup final was watched by a peak of almost 20M viewers across the BBC and ITV as the game drew to an incredible close.
Celebrating with the ones who matter most. When Lionel Messi won the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Sunday, December 18, he was thrilled to commemorate the historic win with his family.
True love! Lionel Messi has known his wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, since they were children.
Five years later, Antonela was devastated when her best friend Ursula Notz died in a car accident.Lionel did not hesitate to catch a flight to go back to Argentina to support his long-time love after the tragedy.Antonela then went on to enrol at university to study humanities and social sciences at the National University of Rosario.She then began postgraduate studies in dentistry, which she eventually dropped out of so she could be with Lionel in Barcelona.Lionel finally married model Antonela in 2017 in a ceremony that was billed as Argentina's "wedding of the century".The event took place at the plush City Centre Hotel and Casino in their hometown Rosario.The couple now have three children together, Thiago, Mateo and Ciro.Lionel has previously given fans an insight into his admiration for his wife in a rare interview where he discussed his family life.Asked what he admires most about Antonela, Messi told MARCA: "The truth is that (I admire) everything."She has many good qualities: how she gets by on a daily basis; her personality; she is always in a good mood, and she always faces up to problems in an admirable way."She is a very intelligent person who is great in all aspects of life."Thiago, despite his age as he will turn seven now, is a very mature and very intelligent person.
France and Argentina are advancing to the World Cup finals after two semi-final matches that have now become the most-watched Men’s World Cup semi-finals on English-language television.
Celtic wing-back Josip Juranovic will not play any further part in the World Cup by being ruled out of the third-place playoff against Morocco - after it emerged that he played 70 minutes injured against Argentina.
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The semi-final World Cup match between France and Morocco on Wednesday night was watched by an average 20.7 million viewers on TF1 from 8pm French time. This is the network’s biggest audience since 2016, and is also the best for any program on any French channel in those six years.
Paris' iconic Champs Elysee could be closed on Wednesday as police fear clashes between French and Moroccan fans.
Harry Souttar has revealed his mum banned him from swapping shirts with Lionel Messi following his World Cup heroics with Australia.
A journalist covering the FIFA World Cup died “suddenly” in recent days, a Qatar newspaper has reported, with the announcement on Saturday following by a day reports of the death of U.S. journalist Grant Wahl.
Harry Kane received criticism after he failed to score his second penalty in a tense match against France last Saturday.The England captain's mistake subsequently cost the team their place in the World Cup 2022.After the game, Harry's wife Katie was seen with her head in her hands appearing to be emotional.She supported the team from the stands amongst the likes of Jordan Pickford's wife Megan, Kyle Walker's partner Annie Kilner and Jack Grealish's girlfriend Sasha Attwood.Katie has since broken her social media silence following the team's devastating loss.Taking to her Story, the mother-of-three shared a picture of her husband being comforted by England manager Gareth Southgate alongside the words "always proud".Piers Morgan hits back as Stephen Fry calls him an old 'c**t'She went on to share a post from David Beckham who offered some comforting words for the Three Lions.He wrote: "Our boys will continue to grow."It's always the worst feeling waking up after being knocked out of a tournament but our players, Gareth the staff and all our fans can be proud of this team."It takes a true leader to step up in these moments and that's what our captain did, the next time it will be a different ending we walk away with our heads held high @england."Katie concluded her Instagram Story with a picture of her spouse and his fellow players, writing: "What a team, our time will come."The WAG spoke out after Harry told fans he was "absolutely gutted" over losing 2-1 to France.He added: "We’ve given it everything and it’s come down to a small detail which I take responsibility for."There’s no hiding from it, it hurts and it’ll take some time to get over it but that’s part of sport.Stacey Dooley says she's a 'moron' in hospital gear