WATCH: Lionel Messi and Argentina win the World Cup on penalties

Argentina have won the 2022 World Cup.

An incredible 120 minutes of a classic match that swung so many ways ended 3-3, with Kylian Mbappe saving France with a superb hattrick.

Mbappe scored his third penalty of the match as he opened the proceedings, and Lionel Messi scored his second to make it level with an ice cool attempt that sent Hugo Lloris the wrong way.

MESSI MAKES ARGENTINA’S FIRST

France: ✅
Argentina: ✅ pic.twitter.com/iZqIiuUGAo

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) December 18, 2022

Lionel Messi had Argentine hearts in mouths 😱

Ice. Cold.#BBCWorldCup #FifaWorldCup pic.twitter.com/rEnw2GMklO

— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) December 18, 2022

Kingsley Coman and Real Madrid’s Aurelien Tchouameni missed consecutive penalties for the French, whilst Paulo Dybala and Leandro Paredes scored theirs to make it 3-1 to Albiceleste.

FRANCE MISSES 😱

France: ✅❌❌
Argentina: ✅✅ pic.twitter.com/lsV9CECfce

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) December 18, 2022

Randal Kolo Muani scored to keep France in it at 3-2, which left Gonzalo Montiel of Sevilla to score the winning penalty. He did, sending the Argentina players and fans alike into raptures.

ARGENTINA WINS THE 2022 FIFA WORLD CUP 🇦🇷

THE GREATEST MEN’S FIFA WORLD CUP FINAL OF ALL TIME pic.twitter.com/xp1N6DkLjA

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) December 18, 2022

ARGENTINA HAVE WON THE WORLD CUP!!

Look at these scenes. They’ve done it. #BBCWorldCup #FifaWorldCup pic.twitter.com/caFYhmWO0a

— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) December 18, 2022

Argentina did it the hard way, but they secure their first World Cup since 1986. Messi finally wins his first, cementing himself alongside his idol Diego Maradona as a winner of football’s greatest prize.