The incredible scenario of the World Cup final, which ended with a penalty shootout won by Argentina (3-3, 4 shots on goal to 2), made headlines around the world. Argentina offered the third World Cup in its history, the first for Lionel Messi, not without controversy. Summary, reactions and latest info are in our live.
14:00 – A crazy match for Scaloni
“I would like to talk about the game and not just the fact that we are world champions because this game was crazy… We had a great game and we could have finished it in 90 minutes. We didn’t have this chance but what we feel is really very strong. Being world champion, it is not something that I had planned, but we are and I believe that it is deserved. It is necessary to underline the state of mind of this team, its strength is never to admit defeat. Despite France’s two goals which were hard to concede, we continued to play, as against the Netherlands “analyzed Argentina coach.
13:30 – Mbappé consoles himself with the title of top scorer
With eight goals in this 2022 World Cup including a hat-trick in the final, Kylian Mbappé still finished top scorer in this World Cup. An individual reward synonymous with meager consolation.
13:00 – The celebration in Argentina
After the Albiceleste crowned in the World Cup final, the streets of Buenos Aires were filled with thousands of supporters.
12:30 – Philippe Tournon’s opinion on the future of Deschamps
“The answer belongs only to Didier. He left OM about ten years ago because there was this daily stress and in addition, things were going badly with José Anigo and not badly people at OM. He found in the national team, at a time when he wanted to breathe a little, a rhythm of life that suited him perfectly. He’s had that for ten years now. “He does not want to transplant a little with a big Italian club or another? I think he will take stock with his wife and his son” explained the former press chief at the microphone of BFM TV.
12:04 – No party for the Blues
Noël Le Graët indicated on BFM TV that the Blues will not go to Paris to celebrate, but that they will all return home. A decision that the president of the FFF “understands”.
11:44 – “We will come back” launches Mbappé
On social networks, Kylian Mbappé shared his first reaction in a simple message, but showing his determination.
11:22 – The Minister of Sports evokes the sadness of the Blues in the locker room
“The disappointment for them is enormous but we feel that they are proud to have given everything, to have returned to the fight after this terrible first part of the match, during which they could not find the key. They really fail at the gates so it’s super hard, there was infinite sadness in the locker room. They have to realize that they had a very good epic, that they gave a lot of happiness to the French people”.
11:00 – Lloris remains unclear about his future
Asked about his future in selection, Hugo Lloris remained very vague about his future with the Blues after this World Cup. “I don’t want to answer this question. I need a bit of perspective, to gain height. We’ll see in a few weeks. We come out of a tournament like that drained. We just want to find the his”.
10:42 – “Be proud of yourself” launches Ribéry
“It’s a great performance to get to a world championship final and fight to the end for the win. I know how bitter it is to lose a final. Be proud of yourself. Courage!” launched Kaiser Franck after Argentina – France.
10:22 – Argentina’s 3rd goal should have been disallowed
According to article 3 of Fifa, Argentina’s third goal should have been disallowed. “If, after a goal is scored, the referee realizes before play resumes that an additional person was on the pitch when the goal was scored: the referee must disallow the goal if the person additional person was a player, substitute, substituted player, sent off player or official of the team who scored the goal; play shall be restarted with a direct free kick from the position of the additional person.
10:02 – Over 24 million viewers
Historical. The 2022 World Cup final was watched by 24.08 million viewers with a peak of around 30 million, 29.10 according to Médiamétrie.
09:44 – Bernes: “Didier will return to France, take a few days of rest, reflection”
Asked about RMC, Jean Pierre Bernes, friend and agent of Didier Deschamps, explains that the coach will take the time to think. “It’s an important decision. It concerns his future. It’s a very personal decision. Didier will return to France, take a few days of rest, reflection. At the beginning of January, as he announced, he will see the president Le Graët to announce his decision. I believe that everything takes a time. It’s a decision that concerns a professional future, a future in short. It’s not done lightly, in a stadium, after a finale and such a scenario.”
09:28 – VIDEO. Macron’s speech to the Blues
Present in the locker room of the France team after the defeat of the Blues against Argentina, Emmanuel Macron gave a speech of comfort to the France team.
09:10 – 13 duels won, the maddening stat of Kolo Munai
Entering the 41st minute in this World Cup final, Randal Kolo Muani delivered an XXL performance by winning 13 duels against the Argentines, four winning duels more than any other player on the lawn.
08:55 – The Blues back at 6 p.m. in France, a meeting with the supporters in Paris?
The plane chartered by the French football federation must take off from Doha at midday, boarding the players of the France team, their families and the staff of the Blues. Expected at 6 p.m. in Roissy, the players of the France team should go to Paris in stride, but a parade on the Champs-Elysées is not on the program, unlike a meeting with the supporters place de la Concord. “They want to go and thank their supporters. They chose this place with the French Football Federation. It’s being confirmed,” said Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castera, present during the final. Sunday night in Qatar.
08:32 – Why was Didier Deschamps able to make so many changes, seven in all?
In the World Cup, a coach can make 5 changes during the match, 6 if an extension takes place. You may have noticed it, but Didier Deschamps made seven in the final: Thuram in place of Giroud, Kolo Muani in place of Dembélé, Camavinga in place of Hernandez, Coman in place of Griezmann, Fofana in instead of Rabiot, Konaté instead of Varane and finally Disasi instead of Koundé. Or one more than allowed. The reason ? Adrien Rabiot left following a shock with Julian Alvarez, entering within the framework of the concussion protocol and therefore not being taken into account in the six authorized changes.
08:15 – Messi sees himself continuing a little in selection
If Lionel Messi played well in Qatar his last World Cup, the Argentine star does not however see himself stopping playing in selection after this victorious final. “It’s crazy, it’s been a long time coming, but it’s the most beautiful thing ever. Look, it’s beautiful. I wanted it so badly. I had a feeling that God was going to give it to me, we we suffered a lot but here it is. (…) I wanted to end my career with this, I can’t ask for anything more”, first explained the PSG player at the microphone of TyC Sports, before slipping: “J I was able to win the Copa America, the World Cup… I was spoiled until the end. But on the other hand I love football, I love what I do. I have fun to be in selection, with the group, and I want to continue to live a few more matches by being world champion”.
08:08 – Argentine press celebration headlines
The major Argentine newspapers obviously place Lionel Messi and the World Cup on their front page this Monday, December 19, in particular the sports newspaper Olé which salutes the triumph of Albiceleste when Clarin underlines “a final in apotheosis” with a “dramatic” scenario but ” unforgettable”, “perhaps incomparable”, adding to the spectacle a “Mbappé in diabolical mode, scoring three goals to save France from a beating”.
08:01 – VIDEO. When Messi lets loose in the locker room, World Cup in hand
Generally undemonstrative, Lionel Messi showed more enthusiasm when celebrating his first success in the World Cup, as illustrated by a video taken in the locker room by his teammate Nicolas Otamendi.
07:43 – VIDEO. When Martinez mocks and asks “a minute of silence for Mbappé”
The scene in the Argentinian locker room has already gone around the world. If Emiliano Martinez had stayed close to Kylian Mbappé for several seconds on the pitch, exchanging with the French striker dejected after the defeat, the Argentine goalkeeper did not have the same attitude once in the locker room when celebrating the Argentine victory. As a dance was started in the locker room, the Aston Villa goalkeeper, hero of his own, suddenly asks for silence before slipping: “A minute of silence for Mbappé who is dead”. High class…