The Albicelestes of Argentina captained by Lionnel Messi emerged victorious at the 2022 World Cup from a heavily contested battle that ended in a penalty shootout.
The match, one of the greatest final of all time against France saw Argentina triumph 4-2 on spot-kicks after a 3-3 draw after extra time.
On his part, Messi finally accomplished his lifelong dream by matching his hero Diego Maradona and winning the World Cup for his country, feathering his cap with another fine fledge.
Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as the 2018 champions came from 2-0 down in normal time and then battled back after falling behind again in the extra 30 minutes, with Messi shattering the net within the 120 minutes brace.
Aurelien Tchouameni and Kingsley Coman however missed from 12 yards in the shootout before Gonzalo Montiel cleared the decisive spot-kick to spark wild jubilation for the South Americans.