Review: 2022 World Cup Final

The 2022 World Cup final was an incredible, nail-biting match that will go down in history as one of the greatest ever. The game between Argentina and France, which took place at the stunning Lusail Stadium in Qatar, showcased football brilliance and demonstrated that soccer can be an art, taking spectators on an emotional roller coaster. The atmosphere inside the stadium was electrifying as supporters from around the world came to witness what would be the greatest match of all time. With the World Cup being the biggest tournament in the world, both countries wanted to take home the trophy for themselves. Both countries fought hard to get to this moment, each with the desire to lift the cup. The ref blew the starting whistle, and the game kicked off.

Argentina’s energy circled around Messi, who could crown his stellar career with this win, and France’s circled around the chance to win back-to-back world cups. The first twenty minutes of the game were scoreless, still going back and forth, until the twenty-first minute. Di Maria, the Argentine attacker, was fouled in the box, awarding Argentina a penalty for a chance to go ahead on the scoresheet and a step closer to winning the game. Messi stepped up to take the penalty and put the ball in the back of the net, giving Argentina the lead over France. With their momentum, in the thirty-fifth minute, Argentina found themselves on a counterattack, catching France with their gaurd down. Di Maria received the ball and struck it into the back of the net. The ref blew the whistle to signify halftime while Argentina were up by two goals while France still searched for a change.

The second half was quiet, and as the minutes got closer to ninety, it appeared as though Argentina would win this game comfortably. However, young superstar Kylian Mbappe wasn’t going to let Argentina win so easily. In the seventy-ninth minute, France was awarded a penalty. Mbappe steps up and slots the ball into the back of the net. France now had momentum, and taking advantage of that, they scored once again two minutes later. Mbappe, in a matter of minutes, leveled the game by scoring two goals. The ref blew his whistle for full time, signifying that there would be another thirty minutes of extra time. 

Extra time started, and Argentina found their form again as Messi scored again in the hundred-seventh minute of the game to go ahead once again. Mbappe scored to level the game, scoring a hattrick in the World Cup final. After a hundred-twenty minutes of open play, the ref blew the whistle and signaled the teams to prepare for penalties.

During the penalties, I was on the edge of my seat. Both countries start off by scoring their penalties, but then France missed their next two while Argentina scored their next two. France then scored one, but it didn’t matter once Montiel, an Argentine defender, scored the winning penalty to give Argentina their third World Cup.

This game will go down as my favorite game of all time and possibly as the best World Cup final of all time. A game I was lucky enough to be alive to witness. Anxious throughout the entire game, I bit off all my nails. I was taken through a roller coaster of emotions as Argentina went up by two, then France tied the game in the dying minutes of the game. I wish I could feel the joy I felt when Montiel scored the winning penalty for the first time again. I wish I could watch that game for the first time again.

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