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Argentina are FIFA World Cup Champions

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Lionel Messi’s 108th-minute strike was not enough to give Argentina the deserved win after Kylian Mbappe scored in the 118th minute in the Qatar 2022 World Cup final on Sunday.

A 23rd-minute penalty from Argentina captain Lionel Messi and a 36th-minute strike from Angel Di Maria left the South Americans in a commanding position at the break.

French roared back from two goals down to bring the score to 2-2.

France hit back in the second half as Kylian Mbappe converted an 80th-minute penalty and equalised with an acrobatic volley a minute later.

Argentina won the Cup for the first time since a Diego Maradona-inspired victory at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico.

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Qatar 2022: Croatia Wins Third Place

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Croatia have claimed the third place spot of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar after defeating Morocco by 2 goals to 1.

Croatia took the lead in the 7th minute through Josko Gvardiol, but did not last long as Achraf Dari equalized in the 9th minute to make it 1 – 1.

However, few minutes to the end of the first half, Croatia retook the lead through a Mislav Orsic strike.

Meanwhile, defending Champions, France will, on Sunday, battle Argentina in the final at the Lusail stadium at four o’clock in the evening.

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World Cup: Saudi Arabia Humbles Argentina 2-1

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Saudi Arabia made history on Tuesday, by beating football giants, Argentina 2-1at the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Argentina opened scoring in the 10 minutes of the first half of the match through a penalty by Lionel Messi.

Saudi Arabia was determined to score an equalizer against Argentina, making spectacular performances during the match.

Saudi Arabia’s Saleh Alshehri scored an equalizer goal in the 48th minute, while Alshehri’s teammate Salem Aldawsari added to Saudi Arabia’s leading position with a second goal in the 53rd minute.

The Latin American country was unbeaten against Saudi Arabia over its previous four matches.

The competition opened on Sunday, with a match between Ecuador and the host country, Qatar.

Other fixtures for Tuesday, also include matches between Mexico and Poland, while France and Australia slug it out tonight.

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