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Argentina vs France at the 2022 World Cup: a great final

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The 2022 World Cup was certainly remembered by fans with a brilliant final - a battle between the teams of Argentina and France. The number of fans was high. The Argentine team had the advantage throughout the match, outscoring their opponents by 2 goals. However, it still allowed the opponent to approach the penalty shootout. It is considered one of the most unfortunate in the tournament. Let's analyze the main moments of the match. And if you are interested in watching tonight's football scores live, go to a trusted site. Only the actual data is always available here.

After 120 minutes of play, the score was 3-3. This is the 6th time in the championship history that the final ends with more goals scored, 6 or more. For example, an interesting final was in 1958 between Brazil and Sweden, which ended with a score of 5-2 in favor of the first one. You can compare tonight's football, which was broadcast in scores live, with tournaments that became part of history. You'll certainly have some pleasant discoveries to look forward to.

The penalty shootout - how the heroes played

A penalty shootout has only been used three times in history to determine the winning team in a championship:

  • 1994 - Brazil against Italy. After the game, the score was 0-0. The penalties were 3-2 in favor of Brazil;
  • 2006 - Italy vs France. After the main game, the score was 1-1. The winner was found out during penalties 5-2 in favor of Italy;
  • 2022 - Argentina vs France: The main score was 3-3, penalty shootout 4-2, the winner was the Argentina team.

In the 2022 final, the strongest team had to be determined through a penalty shootout. The score was 4-2 in favor of Argentina. A similar match took place in 1966 between England and Germany. At that time, both teams had many goals on their account and determined the winner in extra time. By the way, if you are interested in football today – scores are waiting for you on the reliable portal.

In the final match of the 2022 World Cup, Kylian Mbappé, the French forward, brought his team three goals. He started in the 80th minute by scoring a penalty shot against Argentina, then tied the score in the 118th minute and scored a goal in the penalty shootout. History also remembers English forward Geoff Hurst scoring three goals against Germany in 1966.

Lionel Messi, Argentina's forward, opened the score in the first half when he converted an 11-meter penalty kick. Then, in the 109th minute, he scored a goal and put the Argentines ahead. In total, the player scored seven goals during the championship. If we compare the scores football today with tournaments that have already gone down in history, 8 players scored similar doubles of goals: 

  • 1938 – Piola and Kolaussi;
  • 1954 – Rahn;
  • 1958 – Pele and Wawa;
  • 1978 – Kempes;
  • 1998 – Zidane;
  • 2002 – Ronaldo.

The 2022 World Cup final has been called a match of Messi's greatness and Mbappé's genius. Hardly anyone predicted that the final would follow such a scenario.

 

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