Lionel Messi 'completed football' by winning his maiden FIFA World Cup title as Argentina defeated France 4-2 on penalties after the scores were tied 3-3 in extra-time. Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick for France while Messi scored a brace. Angel di Maria was the only other scorer for Argentina.
Total prize money for the FIFA World Cup (from 1982 to 2018):
- 🇷🇺Russia 2018: $791m
- 🇧🇷Brazil 2014: $576m
- 🇿🇦South Africa 2010: $420m
- 🇩🇪Germany 2006: $266m
- 🇯🇵🇰🇷Japan/Korea 2002: $156.6m
- 🇫🇷France: 1998: $103m
- 🇺🇸USA 1994: $71m
- 🇮🇹Italy 1990: $54m
- 🇲🇽Mexico 1986: $26m
- 🇪🇸Spain 1982: $20m
Source: Twitter/World Index
FIFA World Cup wins:
🇧🇷Brazil: 🏆1958 🏆1962 🏆1970 🏆1994 🏆2002
🇩🇪Germany: 🏆1954 🏆1974 🏆1990 🏆2014
🇮🇹Italy: 🏆1934 🏆1938 🏆1982 🏆2006
🇦🇷Argentine: 🏆1978 🏆1986
🇫🇷France: 🏆1998 🏆2018
🇺🇾Uruguay: 🏆1930 🏆1950
🏴England: 🏆1966
🇪🇸Spain: 🏆2010
🇦🇷 Argentina❓: 🏆2022
Source: Twitter/World Index
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