Lionel Messi, wearing a black Qatari robe over his blue-and-white Argentina shirt, kissed the World Cup, shuffled toward his teammates and hoisted the golden trophy high in the air. It was an icon ...

Argentina defeats defending champion France for the World Cup title. Lionel Messi earned the first World Cup title of his prolific career with Argentina’s 4-3 penalty kick shootout win over ...

The World Cup final was always going to be an emotional affair. After four weeks of games, in which 30 nations were eliminated, the match in Qatar brought together soccer giants France and Argentina.

Lionel Messi and Argentina are celebrating the one-year anniversary of their thrilling World Cup victory. Messi posted a series of photos to his Instagram account on Monday morning to celebrate ...

but the stars of the show — Messi and Kylian Mbappé — traded blows in the high-scoring affair. That rarely happens in a World Cup final. It's safe to assume Argentina would have been happier ...