The winners of the World Cup prizes have been announced after Argentina defeated France in the final.
Lionel Messi opened the scoring for Argentina by beating France on penalties. An Ángel Di María goal doubled Argentina’s lead early on, before Kylian Mbappe scored a late brace to take the game into extra time.
The extra 30 minutes were tense, but Messi stepped up in extra time to put Argentina in the lead, putting a hand on the World Cup trophy.
However, that was not the end of the drama. A late penalty was awarded to France, with Mbappe dispatching his third of the game, taking the game to penalties.
Argentina won, and that may have tipped the prize money in their favor.
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? MESSI – PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT? MBAPPE – WINNER OF THE GOLDEN BOOT? MARTINEZ – GOALKEEPER OF THE TOURNAMENT? FERNANDEZ – YOUNG PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT pic.twitter.com/bnppHIlCyO
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Three Argentine players took home awards, with Mbappé clinching the golden boot after his hattrick in the final.
Enzo Fernández, one of the young player of the year awards, after an impressive tournament, once broke into the starting eleven.
It’s hard to argue against Messi winning the player of the tournament award after scoring some vital goals to lead Argentina to victory.
Emi Martinez’s exploits in the penalty shootout make him a worthy gold glove winner.
