Lionel Messi finally achieved his World Cup dream as Argentina won their third crown on penalties in one of the greatest finals in the tournament’s 92-year history.
 　Argentina won its third World Cup title by beating France 4-2 in a penalty shootout after a 3-3 draw featuring two goals from the 35-year-old Messi and a hat trick by his heir apparent, France forward Kylian Mbappé.
 　After winning seven Ballon d’Ors, lifting 38 trophies and playing over 1,000 games in his career, the World Cup was the only title missing from Messi’s collection.“It’s just crazy that it became a reality this way,” said Messi. “I craved this so much. I knew God would bring this gift to me. I had the feeling that this (World Cup) was the one.”

　梅西終於實現他的世界杯夢，阿根廷在PK 大戰中贏得第三座世界杯冠軍，這是世界杯九十二年來最偉大的決賽之一。
　阿根廷以三比三與法國戰成平手，三十五歲的梅西踢進兩分，而他最被看好的接班人——法國前鋒姆巴佩則上演帽子戲法。接著阿根廷在P K 戰中以四比二擊敗法國，拿下第三座世界杯冠軍。
　梅西拿過七次金球獎、高舉過三十八座冠軍，職涯踢了一千多場比賽，世界杯是梅西的獎杯收藏中唯一缺少的冠軍頭銜。梅西說：「以奪冠的方式實現真是太瘋狂了。我非常渴望冠軍，我知道上帝會給我這份禮物。我有感覺就是這座（金杯）了。」