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Eight years after the victory on home soil, Argentina won the World Cup title for the second time. Diego Maradona was voted Best Player of the tournament after scoring five goals and assisting the decisive 3-2 by Jorge Burruchaga in the 84th minute of the final.
Sep 24, 2024 · The teams' World Cup semi-final four years later was another one-sided affair, but this time in Argentina's favour, with a Lionel Messi penalty and a double from Julián Álvarez – the second...
Dec 18, 2023 · Dec. 13, 2022. The semifinals. Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 with another Messi penalty, and a brace from Julian Alvarez. Messi: We'd played Croatia at the last World Cup [in 2018] and...
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- Lionel Messi got his World Cup. (Getty Images) He had earned his first cap with Argentina in 2005 and played in his first World Cup a year later. He played in more World Cup games than any man in history, and he came within a few minutes of winning the championship in 2014, but he went through four World Cup cycles without winning one.
- Kylian Mbappe entered legendary territory. Getty Images. It is well premature to elevate Mbappe to the level of the sport's greatest players, but it is not too soon to point out he’s accomplishing things at his age that they did not — and that maybe he’s on a path to joining their exclusive club.
- Extra time was extraordinary. So many important games that finish tied in regulation begin to lag in the extra periods because the players are exhausted.
- No lead was secure. France came back from 2-0 down in regulation, then from 3-2 down in extra time. West Germany came back from 2-0 down in the 1954 World Cup final against favored Hungary.
Jun 1, 2022 · Ángel Di María tried to lob Gianluigi Donnarumma from halfway inside two minutes as the South American champions tugged the beard of their European counterparts, but it was discipline and...
Dec 19, 2022 · Lionel Messi led Argentina to a stunning World Cup victory, beating defending champions France 4-2 on penalties after an enthralling 3-3 draw over 120 minutes.
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Dec 18, 2022 · Argentina have been crowned World Cup champions after beating holders France in a penalty shootout, as Qatar hosted the most memorable final in recent history.
