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FIFA World Cup 2022 Final: Argentina vs France in the Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar. Soccer concept. White soccer ball with the flag in the stadium, 2022. 3d render

The 2022 FIFA World Cup final was a football match, the culmination of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the 22nd edition of FIFA's competition for men's national football teams. The match was played at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, on 18 December 2022 and was contested by Argentina and France. The final took place in front of 88,966 fans, and was refereed by Szymon Marciniak from Poland.

Argentina led 2–0 at half-time, but a hat-trick for France by Kylian Mbappé and an additional goal for Argentina by Lionel Messi left the match tied 3–3 after extra time. Argentina won the ensuing penalty shoot-out 4–2 to earn their third FIFA World Cup title and first since 1986. The final has since been widely regarded as one of the greatest World Cup finals of all time, and one of the greatest matches in the history of the sport.