The grand finals of FIFA World Cup 2022 was held on December 18, Sunday. Argentina defeated France with an extra two penalty kicks. Even though the first half of the match was in the hands of Argentina, France could make it up in the second half.
FIFA World Cup 2022 has always been the stage for all footballers to express their talents and skills. The players, non-players, team management, tech people, stadium workers and etc., have put in great effort in organizing the tournament successfully. With wholesome hard work, the tournament put up an excellent show in Qatar.
Now the fest is over, people have to wait for another four years to experience it again. The next FIFA World Cup will be held in the year 2026. The season is to be jointly hosted by three North-American countries, namely Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
Overall this season was an awesome one with a lot of money spent and was organized in a grand manner. Many new fan bases were created and unexpected upsets were faced. Finally, it’s all a part of sports.
FIFA World Cup 2022: the final playoff between Argentina and France
With all the thrilling moments of the finals, FIFA World Cup 2022 got to an end. Argentina were the champions of the FIFA World Cup 2022. Argentina, the winning team got a reward of 42 million dollars or 344 crores INR, and the runners, France got a monetary prize of 30 million dollars or 245 crores INR.
As announced before, Deepika Padukone unveiled the prestigious trophy of FIFA World Cup 2022. And Nora Fatehi gave a dazzling performance at the closing ceremony. She joined hands with Balqees, Rahma Riad, and Manal for the show. They performed the anthem song ‘Light The Sky’. She has shared the clips on her social media pages.
Lionel Messi netted 2 goals (23′,108′) for Argentina. Angel Di Maria placed the second goal of the match in the 36th minute for Argentina. Then, Kylian Mbappe netted 3 successful goals for France and equalized the scoreboard.
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The FIFA World Cup 2022 finals were an excellent show for football spectators. The first goal was from Lionel Messi. The first half of the game was fully on the side of Argentina with the scoreboard 2-0. Then after half-time, France started their game. In the game time, the scoreboard ended in a tie with both scoring three goals each. The match went with tie-breakers i.e., penalty kicks where Argentina won the match and tournament with two extra kicks than France.
Owners of the Golden Boot, Golden Ball, and Golden Glove of FIFA WC 2022
Lionel Messi won the Golden Ball of the FIFA World Cup 2022. He was selected to be the best player in the whole tournament. This tournament was special for Messi as he was continuously busy breaking records throughout the tournament. He is the first player to own two Golden Ball up to the present time.
The 23-year-old, Kylian Mbappe from France topped the Golden Boot race and won it. There was a close race between Messi and Mbappe for the Golden Boot. However, Mbappe overshine in terms of the number of goals for the tournament and overtook Messi in the race with 8 goals in hand.
There is no surprise in Enzo Fernandez getting the award for best young player of the tournament. The 21-year-old has been showing his talent from time to time. His good vision and mentality of him toward the game prove his skills and got him over here.
Emiliano Martinez was honored with the Golden Glove of FIFA World Cup 2022. He was always been the super-stopper of Argentina. This award is crucial because the two penalty kicks that he saved in the finals of FIFA World Cup 2022, brought the trophy to their team.
