Congrats to messi and Argentina. Copa America and then a world cup. And a great final too....harmonica stats in 3, 2....

Looks like I was wrong about France winning it, but I was right about the extra time. Classic world cup, I suppose.

Lloris always sucked

Omg Messi FINALLY PROVES IT, BEST OF ALL TIME. No one can deny anymore.

This is so hard yet Arg really did it, WOOT

Almost 20 years of gifs, stats, wide assists, era adjustment etc, all that hard work finally paying off. Congrats brother @Harmonica. You never gave up so kudos

And congrats to BC and all other Argentinian fans. This was a treat for the neutrals. The greatest final ever. Deserved victory. Enjoy this moment.

I didn't even watch the match. I have a 3-day exam right now. I'm not spending all of my time working on the exam, but I know I shouldn't be watching football during this time   I figured this final would go into extra time and have a ton of penalties in it. That seems to be the norm in international tournaments these days.

@Casciavit congrats and well done buddy. Argentina indeed had a special camaraderie about them. Spot on analysis as usual.

I'm speechless. Messi FC GTFI here. Our GOAT did it.

Crazy game in the end. Happy for Messi and Argentina

It looks like Messi should get the Golden Ball award? Mbappe top scorer. Top assist is 5 way tie with 3 assists only - Messi/Griezmann/Perisic/Kane/B.Fernandez

Amazing final for neutrals, the best since I've been watching football at least.

Thoroughly deserved for Argentina. Better in all aspects of the game.

Mike Maignan should be France's new #1

About time now

Also Mbappe is a GOAT in the making. Given France's talent, I can see them reaching a couple more finals and winning atleast one of them

Sad for mbappe, but man I’m so happy for Messi and Argentina. He deserves this win. Go on king.

Messi getting the 8th Ballon d’Or?

Football, bloody hell.

To think, I genuinely did not think Argentina would not make this final but lo and behold, they won it. Won it all. Well done to them, really well done. I can safely say this is the best performance in an International competition I have seen from Messi and if this is his last one, I am happy I got to see it.

And for Mbappe to be the first man to score a hattrick in a WC final since Hurst, sigh, what a match. What a damn match.

To BC and Dany, the only Argentines I know and every Argentine in this forum, I hope you celebrate as long and hard as humanly possible while keeping within the law because this was great to witness.

From what dork to another, congratulations.

To the Messi fans, well, I think we can safely say Messi > Ronaldo. Yeah, I think this should end that nonsense forever.

Word cannot describe the amount of time n effort this must have been for Messi n Arg to finally win a WC. I mean the Maradona comparison is crazy but the norm, the missed chance in 2014, yrs n yrs of immense frustation n pressure. There were numerous times in this match alone I thought France would steal it, almost couldnt it at the end. Add together very recently finally experencing some softening to zero covid policy, there is a god after all?

Mbappe will retire with the world cup scoring record without a doubt.

For all of France's hype they lack midfielders. Rabiot was their best, says it all. England and Argentina dominated the midfield, England didn't have the quality upfront to make it count, Argentina did.

This was not only one of the best finals but also the best games I’ve ever seen. Absolutely mental

Not exactly sure how France play so badly in that first half... but still they way they stuck in n pushed all the way, n Deschamps throwing those young powerful wingers in early, deserves praise. Upaemcano n Mbappe obviously they best performers this match.

Also not exactly sure about those 2 pens the ref gave, will go over them again tomorrow, ffs... almost cost Messi the WC lol...

BarcaLearning wrote:Also not exactly sure about those 2 pens the ref gave, will go over them again tomorrow, ffs... almost cost Messi the WC lol...

They were legit, also, you're not a ref. Relax.