FIFA World Cup 2022 Celebrations, tears and unusual stars .one of the most spectacular finals to be witnessed in recent times, the FIFA World Cup 2022 came to an end in Qatar. Argentina defeated France in an epic final, in a penalty shootout last week, winning the title for the third time and reclaiming it after a gap of 36 years. Captain Lionel Messi got the trophy he desired, deserved and earned, besides another award, the Golden Ball, which no one has won twice, except him.
Being the second FIFA World Cup to be held in Asia, and the first in the Middle East, Qatar announced itself to the world. The way the energy-rich Gulf state managed the event was praised by visitors and teams, as well as experts.
Despite the negative reports in the media outlets of countries that were hoping to host the event, the success of organising the FIFA World Cup has given the Qatari authorities the courage to even bid for the Olympic Games, to be held in 2036.
FIFA World Cup 2022 Celebrations, tears and unusual stars
The day when Argentina dethroned Europe!
No non-European team has been able to win the World Cup since Brazil’s win in 2002, but Argentina took it upon itself to end the reign of Europe by winning the trophy, bringing an end to the sequence that featured Italy (2006), Spain (2010), Germany (2014) and France (2018).
The final between Argentina and France was the battle of the giants, since both were searching for their third title. Argentina won the coveted trophy in 1978 and 1986, while France as recently as 1998 and 2018.
With Messi battling Mbappe for the highest goal scorer’s place, the match became the most-watched football match in history with over 20 million viewers. It was a dream final where two two-time winners were fighting for the title.
Argentina was leading the match with two goals in the first half, but France’s Mbappe somehow regained his composure and scored two goals in two minutes to level the match, that went into extra time, where French Club colleagues Mbappe and Messi scored one goal each to take the game to a penalty shootout.
Argentina showed their superiority in the penalty shootouts and won the game after two French players failed to send the ball into the goal. While Mbappe became the first player in World Cup history to score a hat-trick in the final since Geoff Hurst of England, in 1996, Messi managed to score two goals in the big match and ended up taking the trophy.
