Argentina won a thrilling World Cup final after a penalty shootout against defending champions France on Sunday, handing football legend Lionel Messi the only trophy that still eluded him. FRANCE 24 takes a look at the highlights of the tournament in Qatar and a final match that saw Les Bleus' dreams of consecutive World Cup titles dashed.
The final match between France and Argentina kicked off at 4pm Paris time (1500 GMT). Defending champions France were aiming to win a second World Cup in a row, becoming the first team to do so since 1962, but ultimately fell short.
Jean-Emile Jammine reports on the day's events with ESPN journalist Ed Dove, football consultant Karim Baldé, Eurosport journalist Ruben Slagter, sports diplomacy expert Simon Rofe, our FRANCE 24 correspondents Sam Bradpiece, Declan Mc Garvey, and Benedict Paviot, and FRANCE 24's team in Doha, Simon Harding and Selina Sykes.
Produced by Jean-Emile Jammine, Josephine Joly, Arno Pedram, and Clemence Waller.
