Argentina beat defending champions France 2-4 on penalty shootout to clinch the title at the Lussle Stadium in Doha, bringing Messi’s international career to a glorious end.
Lionel Messi scored two goals in the final against France. In total, the great player scored seven goals in the mega event, making his World Cup career 13 goals.
Lionel Messi also had the honor of scoring goals in the group stage round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final and final at the World Cup, making him the first player to score in every knockout match.
Messi scored 4 out of 6 goals on penalty kicks in the mega event, while he assisted his teammates three times in scoring for the team.
Messi also became Argentina’s all-time top goalscorer with 97 goals for his country.
Lionel Messi has already announced that the final of the recent mega event will be the last match of his international career, with Lionel Messi making the last match of his career memorable.