Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Argentina defeated France in the final of the World Cup in Qatar in penalty shootouts.

The national teams of Argentina and France failed to identify the strongest team in the regular time of the World Cup final. The regular time of the match ended with the score 2:2.

Lionel Messi opened the score from the penalty spot in the 23rd minute, while Angel Di Maria scored Argentina’s second goal in the 36th minute. Kylian Mbappe scored twice in the 80th minute from the penalty spot and in the 81st minute to help France to equalize the score.

In the 109th minute of the match, Lionel Messi scored his second goal, and after 9 minutes, Kylian Mbappe scored his third match.

In the penalty shootout, the Argentines turned out to be more accurate - 4:2.