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Lionel Messi finally got his hands on the World Cup after Sunday's unbelievable penalty shootout win over France

LUSAIL, Qatar — Lionel Messi finally won the one prize he's been missing, helping Argentina to its first World Cup title in 36 years Sunday in a 4-3 win over France in penalty kicks. The goals came from Messi and Ángel Di María.

A match that was on its way to being a lopsided rout absolutely flew off the rails. But when it was done, Messi and Argentina were left lifting the trophy.

Argentina 3-3 France (4-2 on pens): Lionel Messi finishes with his World Cup, in a story written by so many more

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

Argentina won their third World Cup in extraordinary style on Sunday, beating France 4-2 in a penalty shootout after Lionel Messi scored twice in a 3-3 draw that featured a hat-trick for Kylian Mbappe as the holders recovered from 2-0 down after 80 minutes. It was an incredible night of…

The PSG forward, still only 23, is the first man to score four goals in finals and only the second to net a hat-trick

Argentina 3-3 France (4-2 on pens): Messi’s penalty and Di Maria’s finish looked to have won the World Cup but Mbappe struck twice in two minutes to force extra time, where both Messi and Mbappe netted again - and Montiel netted the all-important spot kick

The captain scored twice as the final ended 3-3, with Argentina winning on penalties as Messi also netted in the shootout