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Celebrated veteran football player Lionel Messi leads Argentina to World Cup glory

Lionel Messi led Argentina to World Cup glory on Sunday, scoring twice against France in one of the all-time great finals with the South Americans holding their nerve to triumph in a penalty shootout. Messi finally crowned his record-breaking career by claiming football's biggest prize with a performance that will go down in World Cup history, scoring a first-half penalty and netting again in extra time. France had fought back from 2-0 down in the last 10 minutes as Kylian Mbappe scored twice to equalise and force extra time in a pulsating match watched by an 89,000 crowd in Lusail Stadium. Messi seemed to have decided the match in extra time with his second goal of the game before his Paris Saint-Germain teammate Mbappe completed only the second World Cup final hat-trick to bring the score to 3-3 and force penalties. For more on a World Cup final that will go down in sports history as one for the ages, FRANCE 24 is joined by Eurosport's Ruben Slagter. ESPN's Ed Dove and Football Consultant Karim Balde.