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The 35-year-old scored twice in a dramatic final against France.

The Argentina star was presented with a traditional Arab bisht before lifting the World Cup trophy with his teammates

The GOAT gets the fairy tale ending.

Argentina won a thrilling World Cup final after a penalty shootout against defending champions France on Sunday, handing football legend Lionel Messi the only trophy that still eluded him. FRANCE 24 takes a look at the highlights of the tournament in Qatar and a final match that saw Les Bleus'…

Argentina 3-3 France (4-2 on pens): Kylian Mbappe’s hat-trick was in vain as Lionel Messi instead won the trophy he wanted the most in his final World Cup game

Lionel Messi has finally won the biggest prize in world football after the most dramatic final in history.

The 35-year-old, in his last World Cup, emulated legendary countryman Diego Maradona by finally getting his hands on the trophy that for many cements his place as the greatest of all time.

Messi secured the elusive trophy in what is likely his final World Cup.

ARGENTINA 3-3 FRANCE (AET 4-2): Kylian Mbappe's hat-trick forced a penalty shoot-out after Lionel Messi twice looked to have set Argentina on their way to World Cup glory in one of the competition's greatest ever finals