On this day. One year ago, Leo Messi & the Argentine team became the world champion

December 18, 2022 in Qatar was the final of the World Cup: the Argentine national team with the legendary Lionel Messi met with the future legend Kylian Mbappé fought for the title of the best team on the planet.

The first half ended with a convincing victory of Argentina 2:0 - Lionel Messi and Ángel Di María scored one goal each. However, in the last ten minutes, the Kylian Mbappé factor worked - the French forward scored a double. In extra time, the two legends again exchanged goals: Messi scored first, then Mbappé.

The winner of the match was determined by a penalty shootout. Mbappé and Messi were the first to shoot and scored. However, then Kylian's partners, Kingsley Coman and Aurélien Chouameni, failed to realize their kicks: Argentina won after a 3:3 game-time draw and a 4:2 penalty shootout.

For Argentina, this World Cup victory was the third in history. Before that, the national team took the trophy in 1978 and 1986.

For Lionel Messi, this title was the third with the national team of Argentina. Before that, he won the Copa América 2021 and the CONMEBOL-UEFA Champions Cup 2022. In addition, at youth level, Leo won the U20 World Championship 2005 and the Olympic Games 2008.