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Michael Jones

World Cup 2022 LIVE: Lionel Messi’s Argentina prepare for showdown against Kylian Mbappe’s France

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Argentina lift World Cup trophy after thrilling final against France

Argentina have won the 2022 World Cup after emerging victorious from a penalty shootout in perhaps the greatest final of all time against France - triumphing 4-2 on spot-kicks after a 3-3 draw after extra time.

Lionel Messi finally achieved his lifelong dream by emulating his hero Diego Maradona and winning the World Cup for his country - filling the one hole on his glittering career CV.

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 netting a brace during the 120 minutes.

But Kingsley Coman and Aurelien Tchouameni missed from 12 yards in the shootout before Gonzalo Montiel netted the decisive spot-kick to spark wild scenes of celebration for the South Americans

Relive all the action in our live blog, below: 

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