There is substantial debate regarding the manner in which Lionel Messi scored the goal that put Argentina ahead 1-0 in the World Cup final.
Ousmane Dembele is accused of bringing down Angel Di Maria inside the penalty area, despite his protests to the referee that he did not commit the foul. Dembele plays for Barcelona. However, the video assistant referee did not step in when Messi coolly placed the ball into the goal, thus there was no need for his involvement.
On the other hand, the hashtag “No VAR” has been trending on Twitter as a result of the widespread belief among fans that Di Maria intentionally dived to draw the penalty. Soon after, the future star of Juventus was there to extend their lead by doubling their advantage by finishing off a spectacular team play that caught the French on the break.
In point of fact, the reigning champions hadn’t even started to get into second gear in the championship match, which gave their challengers much too much time on the ball.
Even though there will be much discussion about whether or not the penalty kick should have been awarded, the fact is that Messi is now one goal ahead of Kylian Mbappe in the competition for the Golden Boot.
It also meant that Messi had scored in every round, beginning with the group stage and continuing through the last 16 round, quarterfinals, semi-finals, and now the final.
France entered the World Cup final with the goal of being the first side to successfully defend their title since it was first won in 1962. Les Bleus, led by Kylian Mbappe, have recaptured their golden form of four years ago at at the perfect moment.
Back then, Brazil won back-to-back World Cups with Pele in the lead role. Argentina entered the World Cup final with the goal of winning their third-ever trophy and become the second-most successful South American team at the tournament outright by beating out Uruguay.
Argentina hoped to become the second-most successful South American side at the tournament overall. Additionally, Uruguay has won two World Cups.
