BREAKING! Argentina Wins World Cup On Penalties Over France As Messi Collects Trophy: Live Updates And Analysis

Lionel Messi has led Argentina to World Cup glory after the most thrilling final in the 92-year history of the tournament.

Argentina took the lead through Messi and Angel Di Maria, only for Kylian Mbappe to score a late brace. Messi restored Argentina’s lead in extra time, but Mbappe again hit back for France, completing his hat-trick and taking the game to a penalty shootout.

Argentina won the shootout 4-2, to claim the World Cup and victory in one of the sport’s all-time great games.

The saddest Golden Boot winner of all-time. The VVIPs all gave him a hug but the only guy who Mbappe said anything to was UEFA boss Aleksander Ceferin.

Messi wins Golden Ball

Who else? Messi takes the award for player of the tournament.

Mbappe wins Golden Boot

Kylian Mbappe scored eight goals in this tournament, the most at the World Cup since Ronaldo scored eight in 2002.

Argentina take awards

Enzo Fernandez wins the Young Player Award. Benfica must be happy!

Emi Martinez wins the Golden Glove. He didn't have much to do for the first 80 minutes of the final, but his save in the shootout was massive.

Dignitaries are waiting for trophy presentation.

Gianni Infantino was roundly booed by the supporters in attendance.

The referees are receiving their medals.

Messi and Mbappe Make History

Between Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi, this was the first ever World Cup final to see both teams have a player score multiple goals. Both players made all sorts of history today

Mbappe:

Scored just the second hat-trick in a World Cup final, after England’s Geoff Hurst in 1966

Just the fifth player to score in two separate World Cup finals, after Vava, Pele, Paul Breitner, and Zinedine Zidane

Now has four career goals in World Cup finals, the most by any player

Hits 15 career goals at the World Cup, the youngest to ever reach that mark

Messi:

Now has 26 career goals in major tournaments for Argentina (13 World Cup, 13 Copa America), the most of any South American player in history across the two competitions, overtaking Ronaldo (25)

Has been directly involved in 21 career goals at the World Cup (13 goals, 8 assists), the outright most of any player for any nation at the tournament on record (since 1966)

Becomes the first player in World Cup history to score in the group stage, round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final and final in a single edition of the tournament

Now the outright all-time leader in World Cup appearances with 26. 

Waiting for the trophy 

The DJ is currently playing some of the music we've heard during the World Cup.