Argentina defeated France on penalties to claim their third World Cup title, watched by a record 1.5 billion television viewers.
Key Facts
- TV Viewership
- 1.5 billion
- Attendance
- 88,966 spectators
- Penalty Shoot-out Result
- Argentina won 4–2
- Mbappé Hat-trick
- Second ever in a World Cup final (after Geoff Hurst, 1966)
- Messi Golden Ball
- First player to win FIFA Golden Ball twice
- Argentina's World Cup Titles
- 3rd title, first since 1986
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Argentina and France each advanced through the 2022 FIFA World Cup knockout rounds — Argentina overcoming Saudi Arabia's shock group-stage defeat and France as defending champions — to meet in the final at Lusail Stadium on Qatar's National Day, 18 December 2022.
Argentina led 2–0 before Kylian Mbappé scored a 97-second brace to level at 2–2, then Messi restored Argentina's lead in extra time only for Mbappé to complete a hat-trick and make it 3–3, forcing a penalty shoot-out that Argentina won 4–2 in front of 88,966 spectators, refereed by Szymon Marciniak.
Argentina claimed their third World Cup title and first since 1986, Messi won the Golden Ball for a record second time, Mbappé became only the second player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final, and the match was widely regarded by media and fans as one of the greatest in football history.
Result
at Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar