‘I spoke with Messi after the final…’ Big statement of this player

The FIFA World Cup 2022 final was not just a clash between Argentina and France, rather it was a rivalry of sports between France Kylian Mbappe and Argentina's Lionel Messi too.

Messi-led Argentina triumphed and lifted the World Cup title for the third time in their history but not before Mbappe's hattrick of goals took their breath away as the score was tied 3-3 till the completion of extra time.

Leading 2-0 till the 79th minute with goals from Messi and Angel Di Maria, Argentina were rocked by Mbappe's double strikes in the 80th and 81st minute which made the scores level at 2-2 and the match went into extra time.

To the millions of fans, it seeemed a game of tug of war between Messi and Mbappe as everytime one of them scored, the other equalised.

The same story transpired in extra time where Messi scored in the 108th minute to give Argentina a 3-2 lead.

Mbappe's equalizer in the 118th minute made the scores tied at 3-3 and sent the match into a penalty shootout. Listen

In a game where both Messi(scored two goals) and Mbappe(struck three goals) gave their all, there could be only one winner and fans wondered about the talk between the two superstars as Argentina emerged victorious by 4-2 in the penalty shootout.

While such drama and roller-coaster action unfolded, fans witnessed a winner Messi who won the first World Cup title of his career and a disappointed Mbappe who couldn't defend the title even after scoring a hattrick in the final.