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Argentina earned the World Cup trophy for the third time, beating France 4-2 in the tiebreaker in a thrilling final.
Messi hugged his teammates repeatedly. The 35-year-old Argentina captain may have actually wanted to express his gratitude. Had he not won the World Cup this time, he would not have got the chance to win it.
Messi scored a pair of goals in the World Cup final and won the title of the best footballer of the World Cup even though Kylian Mbappe beat him in the list of most goals. Messi won the golden ball. Earlier, Messi also won the golden ball in the 2014 World Cup but could not win the trophy.
Messi was playing desperately to make his last World Cup memorable. And the remaining ten footballers of Argentina were also playing desperately to win him the World Cup. Messi was even seen to go down on the defense. He played like a true leader.
Diego Maradona could not see his country win the World Cup for the third time. Messi also fulfilled the former coach’s dream. Maradona won Argentina the World Cup in 1986. After 36 years, Messi gave the country the third title.
