Argentina blew a two\u002Dgoal lead, then another in extra time, but won decisively in a penalty shootout to defeat France after the teams finished 120\u002Dminutes of…
Messi and Mbappe also scored in the shootout, leaving it up to their respective sporting cast to settle the contest. Argentina’s was better, with Paulo Dybala, Leandro Paredes and Gonzalo Montiel, with the winner, scoring.
Messi had played in four previous World Cups, and the closest he came was in 2014, when he practically single-handedly took Argentina to the final, losing on an extra-time goal to Germany.Article content Di Maria won an Under-20 World Cup with Argentina in Canada in 2007 and has been a fixture on its national team since. The long-time Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain forward, who had a brief stint at Manchester United and now plays with Juventus in Italy, earned the penalty, which Messi converted to put Argentina ahead, and then scored the second.Article content
Di Maria, meanwhile, looked well-rested after sitting out two games with a quad injury. He was a threat down the left all game and slipped past Ousmane Dembele at the side of the penalty area and then had his heals clipped by the defender 21 minutes into the game.Messi stepped up and calmly stroked the ball into the right corner past France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who dove the other way. The goal was Messi’s sixth of the tournament, and fourth from the penalty spot.
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