{"id":35332,"date":"2022-12-19T06:50:41","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T06:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=35332"},"modified":"2022-12-19T06:51:24","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T06:51:24","slug":"argentina-crowned-world-champions-after-defeating-france-on-penalties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/argentina-crowned-world-champions-after-defeating-france-on-penalties\/","title":{"rendered":"Argentina crowned World Champions after defeating France on penalties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no_first_intro_para\"><strong>Argentina defeat France on penalties to win World Cup<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In probably the wildest final ever in the 92-year history of the World Cup, Argentina urged over France to clinch their first World Cup in 36 years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<p class=\"no_first_intro_para\">France lost\u00a0 4-2 in the penalty shootout after a 3-3 draw featuring in 120 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE:\u00a0<a title=\"Richmond Ayi extends contract with Hearts of Oak\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/richmond-ayi-extends-contract-with-hearts-of-oak\/\">Richmond Ayi extends contract with Hearts of Oak<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"no_first_intro_para\">\u00a0Messi scored a brace with his PSG teammate and France forward Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 scoring a hat-trick.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ev-meter-content\">\n<p>Mbapp\u00e9 and Messi took their teams\u2019 first penalties and scored. Argentina goalkeeper Emi Martinez saved Kingsley Coman&#8217;s penalty kick.<\/p>\n<p>Aurelien Tchouameni then missed again for France giving Argentina a two goal lead.<\/p>\n<p>Gonzalo Montiel had the opportunity to win it for Argentina . He converted the penalty to the left side of goal and sparked wild celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>Europe\u2019s run of four straight World Cup winners, dating to 2006, came to an end in the just ended Qatar World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The last South American champion was Brazil, and that was also in Asia \u2014 when Japan and South Korea hosted the tournament in 2002.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"post_content\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Argentina defeat France on penalties to win World Cup In probably the wildest final ever in the 92-year history of the World Cup, Argentina urged over France to clinch their first World Cup in 36 years. France lost\u00a0 4-2 in the penalty shootout after a 3-3 draw featuring in 120 minutes. 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