can see, people are just as you can see, people are just streaming under the street here, celebrating setting off fireworks, the food is out, the stakes are being grilled, people here, it will being grilled, people here, it will be a very big and long and fun night for argentina. it will be a very lively evening there, and the week! the whole of there, and the week! the whole of the argentina squad are —— are queueing up to embrace leonel messi. a reminder of what he has achieved, notjust for himself a reminder of what he has achieved, not just for himself for the nation of argentina. you have to go back to 1978 when argentina won it for the first time on home soil when they beat the netherlands. that was in extra time, as well. the great mario kempes scored in that game, ossie ardiles, too. then forward to 1986,

diego maradona's world cup at the azteca stadium. it has been a long old weight, diego maradona was on the losing side as they lost in italia 90. now, afterfive world cups with leonel messi, as he established himself as one of the greats, if not the greatest, perhaps that has been cemented here this evening in qatar. finally delivering another world cup trophy for argentina. it is the missing piece of the puzzle for him as well, katie. just the perfect evening for argentina. katie. just the perfect evening for araentina. ~ ,,., , ,, argentina. absolutely the missing -iece argentina. absolutely the missing iece of argentina. absolutely the missing piece of the _ argentina. absolutely the missing piece of the puzzle. _ argentina. absolutely the missing piece of the puzzle. people - argentina. absolutely the missing piece of the puzzle. people really| piece of the puzzle. people really wanted this, notjust for argentina, yes, but what was important was that this was a win for leonel messi. everyone here is wearing messi shirts, the number ten is

ubiquitous. this is something that really matter to argentina. almost like a family gathering. everyone felt this so personally. it wouldn't be fair if everybody walked away from this glittering career without a world cup. everybody was so hopeful david wayne, but the team has done such a greatjob, we will love him no matter what. he is a real source of pride. and the wider team of course, as well. this is the icing on the cake that he can go away with the world cup win, not just for him but for his family. such huge support there for him. the whole of south america has got behind this. the rivalry between brazil and argentina has fallen away. people herejust wanted brazil and argentina has fallen away. people here just wanted to swim for argentina, they wanted to bring the world cup back to south america. if brazil couldn't do it,

fine, argentina. it is unified a region that has such a rivalry when it comes to football. for region that has such a rivalry when it comes to football.— it comes to football. for viewers 'ust it comes to football. for viewers just joining _ it comes to football. for viewers just joining us. _ it comes to football. for viewers just joining us, it— it comes to football. for viewers just joining us, it is— it comes to football. for viewers just joining us, it is 6:02pm - it comes to football. for viewers just joining us, it is 6:02pm in i it comes to football. for viewers i just joining us, it is 6:02pm in the justjoining us, it is 6:02pm in the uk, just a little past nine o'clock here in qatar, where we are bringing you coverage of the kattar 2022 world cup final which went the distance. argentina finally prevailing over the reigning champions, france, on penalties. 2—2 after normal time, 3—3 after extra time. kylian mbappe scoring a world cup hat—trick, we haven't seen that since 1966. leonel messi scoring twice. angel di maria also scored for argentina. twice. angel di maria also scored forargentina. it twice. angel di maria also scored for argentina. it went to penalties. martin has saved one of those french penalties. a french player missed

his. argentina with perfect penalties have managed to win the world cup after a month of topsy—turvy action, so many twists and turns. i think this final really epitomised what we have seen here in qatar over the last month or so. it was extraordinary, it was nail—biting. it went one way, it went the other. it has been such a fitting finale. let's head back to paris. it is a magnificent team that didier deschamps had. didier deschamps, who won it as a player in 1998, won it as a coach four years ago. so harsh on the player who missed that penalty. you just think that if he hangs around, this french team will go again in 18 months at the european championship, they have to be the favourites they are, surely. to be the favourites they are, surel . ~ , , ,., ,

surely. well, i guess so. they didn't do _ surely. well, i guess so. they didn't do themselves - surely. well, i guess so. they didn't do themselves a - surely. well, i guess so. they didn't do themselves a large i surely. well, i guess so. they - didn't do themselves a large amount of favours tonight, their play was not good for a lot of the match. for a lot of the time in this bar, there was groans the commentator in french was groans the commentator in french was saying, i don't know what has happened, where is the team, the verve, the panache, the aggression it seemed that the french team had fewer players on the ground that the argentinian team. it was a team that showed its weakness, but also its reserves because it did come back. what the game lacked in surface skill on the french side has certainly been more than made up for in heart stopping action towards the end. and in the reversals, which makes football such a wonderful game to watch. people were almost at the point of saying, i'm going home,

then in two minutes it turned around. and we were into extra time, and again, a heart stopping moment when argentina went 3—2 up, then the penalty by mbappe, scoring his third goal. at the end it could have gone either way. the emotion, the adrenaline has been pumping. for the french, there is a deflation. people are just wondering home french, there is a deflation. people arejust wondering home now french, there is a deflation. people are just wondering home now feeling dejected. there won't be any great parade down the champs—elysees. it is raining outside. it is springtime in buenos aires, but here it is looking miserable. you in buenos aires, but here it is looking miserable.— in buenos aires, but here it is looking miserable. you paint a re looking miserable. you paint a pretty miserable _ looking miserable. you paint a pretty miserable picture - looking miserable. you paint a| pretty miserable picture there. looking miserable. you paint a - pretty miserable picture there. for the last few days, i hope this doesn't come to pass, we will hear from didier deschamps in some of those other french players in the next 20 minutes or so after they get

their losers medals, but there was this sickness in the camp. my worry was without lethargic start to the match, they didn't have a shot until the last 15 or 20 minutes or so until mbappe woke up. i really hope that that sickness in the camp didn't play a part.— that that sickness in the camp didn't play a part. absolutely. no one here knows _ didn't play a part. absolutely. no one here knows what _ didn't play a part. absolutely. no one here knows what was - didn't play a part. absolutely. no one here knows what was going l didn't play a part. absolutely. no i one here knows what was going on. didn't play a part. absolutely. no - one here knows what was going on. in france there was a rumour that are couple of the players had caught a chill. 0f couple of the players had caught a chill. of course, the question was asked, was it messi? we don't know if they were tested or not. there is a lot of rumour about all of that. one felt there whether it was 0ne felt there whether it was covid—19 or not, and you have to assume it wasn't because they said it wasn't —— it wasn't, did it sap the energy of some key players? it certainly felt that way. it felt

like listening to music with the muffled speaker or driving the car with the handbrake afon. he were just saying, what is happening to this team? the energy levels of the art —— on the argentinian side was in a different league, and their aggression. the argentinians did play with aggression, but that was fair enough. the french had none of that. they were kicking back to their goalie even when they were 2—0 down. it felt bad, it felt really bad, and typically french because the french are so good at playing badly when they are supposed to be the top dogs. then they have this reversal which made you think, 0k, reversal which made you think, ok, that reversal which made you think, 0k, thatis reversal which made you think, ok, that is why they are the world champions, that is why we were right to stick by them, but it wasn't enough. i still think that the better team did when. argentina

created far more chances and the sluggishness of the french team for so much of the match really counted against them. so much of the match really counted against them-— against them. 0k, hugh schofield, live from paris, _ against them. ok, hugh schofield, live from paris, thank— against them. 0k, hugh schofield, live from paris, thank you. - against them. 0k, hugh schofield, live from paris, thank you. rainy . live from paris, thank you. rainy and cold and miserable, as he puts it. those argentina fans i can see on my monitor arejumping up and down. it is the players who are leading the dance. the tears are just beginning to come now amongst the argentina players who realise what they have done. i have just seen emmanuel macron, the french president, on the pitch consoling kylian mbappe. how can you score a hat—trick in a world cup final and still not be on the winning side? there is an argentina fan who is holding aloft a fake world cup trophy. we will see the real thing soon enough. argentina arejust

getting to the rostrum ready. they will walk about in a few moments to collect their third world cup trophy. it will be leonel messi who lifts it. what a way to cap an incredible world cup career. we think he will carry on playing, perhaps go through to another corporate america. they are the reigning south american champions. they cracked that one last year. now he has the full set. what more does leonel messi have to achieve? he has to go back and play in france in a few weeks because he plays with psg. i wonder what reception he will get? let's go back to buenos aires and katy watson. is everybody still jumping up and down? they are jumping up and down? they are jumping on the pitch here with the leonel messi. there are tears on the

pitch. around 60,000 it feels like. everybody waiting for that moment to see the trophy held aloft. thea;a everybody waiting for that moment to see the trophy held aloft.— see the trophy held aloft. they are all ”ourin see the trophy held aloft. they are all pouring onto — see the trophy held aloft. they are all pouring onto the _ see the trophy held aloft. they are all pouring onto the streets - see the trophy held aloft. they are all pouring onto the streets here i see the trophy held aloft. they are| all pouring onto the streets here in central buenos aires, the obelisk is the focal point of the celebrations. people kind of handoff —— have not left at the beginning of the tournament, such as the dedication of argentinians, especially for this world cup. everyone of course in argentinian colours, number ten, their idol, lionel messi, who cannot walk away with a world cup title. that has been the thing for argentinians this year, notjust argentina winning a third cap after 40 argentina winning a third cap after a0 years, this is winning a world cup for their footballing idol, a0 years, this is winning a world cup for theirfootballing idol, who can stand alongside diego maradona, yet another legend in this football crazy country. more than that, it is been about finding a kind of unity

and happiness for a country that has been battered economically. they talked about trying to find something to smile and be happy about. this is what this world cup has done. the party has onlyjust really started, the tears have started, it will be a long, fun evening in one sarries and across argentina. evening in one sarries and across araentina. ., evening in one sarries and across argentina-— argentina. katie, quite rightly be focused on _ argentina. katie, quite rightly be focused on leonel— argentina. katie, quite rightly be focused on leonel messi, - argentina. katie, quite rightly be| focused on leonel messi, perhaps argentina. katie, quite rightly be - focused on leonel messi, perhaps the best player that we will ever see in the flesh, absolutely astonishing, now he has cried his career, but it is a team game and that is something that leonel messi and the argentina manager has pointed out from the off. it is worth picking out some of those players, alexis mcallister, a player who has irish and scottish roots if you go back and trace his fur name. —— his surname. the first playerfrom brighton & hove albion

to play in a world cup final. also emiliano martinez, the keeper. he only made his debut last year and hisjourney to a only made his debut last year and his journey to a world cup final is astonishing. he left argentina as a child and he was a journey man. he was sent out on loan from arsenal to rotherham and writing. now here he is playing in a world cup final. there are some fantastic stories in that argentina squad. i there are some fantastic stories in that argentina squad.— that argentina squad. i think that is what people — that argentina squad. i think that is what people here _ that argentina squad. i think that is what people here have - that argentina squad. i think that is what people here have talked l is what people here have talked about. yes, he was the symbol because the world cup trophy had eluded him until now, but you speak to argentinians and they say this is about a great team. messi may be the poster boy for the team, but we have a strong team. he sought in the

america's cup, with the success the team had had, and the whole team has made us proud. that is what we will see when they come back here onto argentinian soil, the celebration of the entire team. it is something that the whole region has got behind. you take the rivalry between argentina and brazil, normally there is no love lost between the two countries, but the whole region has got behind argentina to try to win back, south america to win back football from europe. that is something that has caused a lot of pride, that this is a footballing nation that is deserving of huge celebrations. messi and the entire team rightly should be proud of this moment. ., , team rightly should be proud of this moment. . , . ., ., ., , moment. katy watson, for now, stay with us because — moment. katy watson, for now, stay with us because we _ moment. katy watson, for now, stay with us because we are _ moment. katy watson, for now, stay with us because we are still- moment. katy watson, for now, stay with us because we are still waiting l with us because we are still waiting for the trophy lifting moments, which is going to be at poster and

every argentinian schoolboy and schoolgirl�*s room, just next to the diego maradona one, and maybe the mario kempes one. let's not speak to an argentinian journalist who has charted leonel messi because my career. thank you forjoining us. yes, it was always going to be a fairy tale, but fairy tales aren't supposed to come true, are they? what are the emotions you are feeling at the moment? mi; what are the emotions you are feeling at the moment? my emotions are irrelevant. _ feeling at the moment? my emotions are irrelevant, it _ feeling at the moment? my emotions are irrelevant, it is _ feeling at the moment? my emotions are irrelevant, it is an _ feeling at the moment? my emotions are irrelevant, it is an absolutely - are irrelevant, it is an absolutely historic moment for a country with an enormous come long and proud tradition of football. and messi's on an international career that has been so close to this trophy for so long. you have that future generations of football fans wafting

through, jumping in the pool, preparing to go into town. some fireworks have already gone off air. we are all waiting to see the metal and the cup lifting. it is amazing. there have been tears and fear throughout, it was a really tense match. i think the whole tournament has been a little bit like that. messi and esteem, with a few new additions, mcallister, his father was star player in my generation we grew to love, these young people are coming through. the french side have a lot of young talent and they will be around for a long time. for messi, this is his bow out of the international stage and it was a superb final act. not international stage and it was a superb finalact. notjust superb final act. not just emotional, superb finalact. notjust emotional, but truly wonderful. there was some good football played

today on that pitch. i think that is all anyone can aspire to is to watch the game at its best and see somebody who so thoroughly deserves it to pick up the trophy, the biggest trophy in international football. he biggest trophy in international football. , ., ., . ., football. he is not dancing in a circle now- _ football. he is not dancing in a circle now. i _ football. he is not dancing in a circle now. i would _ football. he is not dancing in a circle now. i would love - football. he is not dancing in a circle now. i would love to - football. he is not dancing in a circle now. i would love to go l football. he is not dancing in a i circle now. i would love to go and see that! and _ circle now. i would love to go and see that! and millions _ circle now. i would love to go and see that! and millions would. - circle now. i would love to go and see that! and millions would. i i circle now. i would love to go and i see that! and millions would. i know that the 60,000 — see that! and millions would. i know that the 60,000 who _ see that! and millions would. i know that the 60,000 who have _ see that! and millions would. i know that the 60,000 who have made - see that! and millions would. i know that the 60,000 who have made it | that the 60,000 who have made it here by hook or by crook, we'd don't ask some of them how much they had paid for attack it, but it is all worthwhile now because they were here to see messi's moment. is this the best version of messi that we have had, do you think? absolutely, es. i have had, do you think? absolutely, yes- ithink— have had, do you think? absolutely, yes- i think so. _ have had, do you think? absolutely, yes. i think so, yes. _ have had, do you think? absolutely,

yes. i think so, yes. this _ have had, do you think? absolutely, yes. i think so, yes. this is - have had, do you think? absolutely, yes. i think so, yes. this is peak - yes. i think so, yes. this is peak messi. i don't know if you can hear at that, it is going off on the streets here with the honking. i think this is the best messi. it is nice that it was increasingly better, every game improved on the last one, every tournament improved on the last one. this is the best messi, and possibly the last messi. he is going off at his peak, how many can boost as much. it he is going off at his peak, how many can boost as much.- he is going off at his peak, how many can boost as much. it will all no many can boost as much. it will all to off many can boost as much. it will all go off here — many can boost as much. it will all go off here as _ many can boost as much. it will all go off here as well. _ many can boost as much. it will all go off here as well. we _ many can boost as much. it will all go off here as well. we are - go off here as well. we are expecting more fireworks, a flyby by the air force, i'm sure. you talk about this being the best version of messi. do you sense the last couple of years he has really embraced what it has meant to be argentinian, more

than ever before? i it has meant to be argentinian, more than ever before?— than ever before? i don't know if there is such _ than ever before? i don't know if there is such a _ than ever before? i don't know if there is such a thing _ than ever before? i don't know if there is such a thing as - than ever before? i don't know if. there is such a thing as embracing what it is to be argentinian or any nationality. football gives us a good excuse to wave flags and vent national rhetoric that doesn't necessarily map onto one of our passport or birth places. makes national identities had been a feature of this world cup and many squads. what i think messi has finally done is get rid of an enormous burden of expectation that wait upon him, notjust through his nationality but delivering for the international squad, which is the pinnacle of his professional elite athlete, that is the highest level of competition. i think you could have played for spain as a 13—year—old, argentina nabbed him, as it were. i don't think it would

make a massive difference to him or anyone if he had done. he was enrolled as an argentinian player and this is his birthplace and there is a lot of romantic notions about what it might mean to be argentinian. i do think that this burden that he carried for so long, to deliver a nation and country international strip, what he was able to deliver for his club, has somehow been lifted. definitely last year when he won the cup at america, there was a lovely image of he carried a heavy satchel and when he finally put the copper america ended, it lightened up. this weight got lighter and easier to carry. after today, got lighter and easier to carry. aftertoday, he got lighter and easier to carry. after today, he has nothing to prove to anyone now and i think the argentinian factor of him means more about the style of play, the tradition you carry on. i saw in the

stands today a guy who revolutionised youth development in argentina and trained many of the top players, he picked messi initially and angel di maria. there were two or three generations that have come through a school of child and adolescent football development, so there is a lot of feel and emotion but also a lot of academy there. that is really important, i think. it is a wonderful seal of approvalfor argentina think. it is a wonderful seal of approval for argentina and think. it is a wonderful seal of approvalfor argentina and its fa to carry on and keep developing this talent which we do export to the world in a very high level. football experts are on a par with some of the highest experts in the country. it is fantastic to see this live on. we can probably get another 20 or 30 years of encouraging and boosting young professionals, young women to

now, as the woman's came cruising to europe and the elite leagues and make an impact and the way it has managed to in this world cup. a very exciting time, i think, forfootball generally and for argentinian football and for messi as an individual.— football and for messi as an individual. �* , . ., ., individual. i'm sure barcelona will be celebrating _ individual. i'm sure barcelona will be celebrating as _ individual. i'm sure barcelona will be celebrating as well— individual. i'm sure barcelona will be celebrating as well because i individual. i'm sure barcelona will be celebrating as well because he individual. i'm sure barcelona will. be celebrating as well because he is very much a product of barcelona and the youth system there. perhaps you just can't teach a genius like leonel massey. the world cup trophy is on a plinth now in the centre of the stadium pitch. they are putting on a light show and in a moment france, the reigning champions, no longer of course, will be traipsing up longer of course, will be traipsing up no doubt to collect their losers medals as runners up here. just a reminder that it was to happen to at the end of full time. 3—3 at the end

of extra time. the great young hope for france, he delivered their world cup four years ago, scoring a world cup four years ago, scoring a world cup hat—trick here, but still being on the losing side. angel di maria scoring for argentina in the middle of two leonel massey goals. leonel massey was one of the goals in the penalty shoot—out. argentina took it a-2. i'm penalty shoot—out. argentina took it a—2. i'm not sure if you have shown you the moment yet when argentina clinched their third world cup title. this was the realisation after 120 nail—biting minutes and that penalty shoot—out. it was gonzalo montiel who scored that winning penalty for argentina.

commentator: it is argentina! kings of football for the third time! and the tears will fall. that was gonzalo montiel with the winning penalty. we might have known there would go down to penalties after an extraordinary world cup we have had here. so many twists and turns and upsets, but if he had said four weeks ago it would be argentina against france in the world cup final, you would have bitten your hand off because it was always destined to be one for the ages. it didn't look that way for a while because it was so one—sided, it was going argentina's way, until mbappe turned it on its head, and then the

penalties, as well. you just feel argentina were worthy, worthy winners. let's see if we can get some more reaction for you now. where shall we go to next? let's head to paris and speak to the french journalist, head to paris and speak to the frenchjournalist, later. commiserations. it was an astonishing game. can you imagine kylian mbappe scoring a hat—trick and still being on the losing side? it was probably the craziest football match i have ever seen. in the first half i did not recognise the first half i did not recognise the team. i thought argentina were easily going to win the match. he carried the team. he did not want to go out without a fight. he scored a hat—trick in a world cup final. it meant to penalties and when the goes to penalties you never know what is

going to happen. argentina deserved to win but we also deserve to win after the second half and the fight. stay with us for a second. we will now say goodbye to viewers of bbc world as we continue coverage of this world cup final winning presentation injust a moment. for viewers in the uk, we will continue as we wait for france and then argentina to make their way onto a very swirling figure of eight plinth and walkway which the world cup trophy is placed on. let's not go back to paris. this is going to be difficult, isn't it, watching those players go out because it has been a fantastic tournament. i guess the win over england was the tightest until we got to this final. definitely. it was always going to

be a tough match and it would be hard to no longer be world cup champions but they gave it their all. they have made history again tonight, the most goals in a world cup final of tonight, the most goals in a world cupfinal ofany tonight, the most goals in a world cup final of any player at 23. looking at positives, the future is very bright. this was leonel massey? last match. definitely a disappointing night and a lot of sad french fans all around me as i was watching the match tonight. kylian mba e, watching the match tonight. kylian mbappe. he _ watching the match tonight. kylian mbappe. he will— watching the match tonight. kylian mbappe, he will be _ watching the match tonight. kylian mbappe, he will be your _ watching the match tonight. kylian mbappe, he will be your superstar for a fairfew years mbappe, he will be your superstar for a fair few years to come. he turns 2a on tuesday. had he won, he would have been the youngest player since pele back in 1958 and 60 ti to have lifted the trophy. you just know if you keep him fit and well, this french team won't go too far wrong. this french team won't go too far wronu. w , this french team won't go too far wron.. , , , this french team won't go too far wron.. , , i, , wrong. exactly, exactly. they put up such a fight — wrong. exactly, exactly. they put up such a fight at _ wrong. exactly, exactly. they put up such a fight at the _ wrong. exactly, exactly. they put up such a fight at the end. _ wrong. exactly, exactly. they put up such a fight at the end. we - wrong. exactly, exactly. they put up such a fight at the end. we have i wrong. exactly, exactly. they put up such a fight at the end. we have a l such a fight at the end. we have a very young team. we have so many

talented young players that i think he will go on to win many war world —— many more world cups and he will challenge perley for that record. that is what he wants. perley has called him his successor and it will happen, itjust wasn't our night. it was the night for leonel massey and argentina. i'm sure we were going to win many more trophies. the argentinian _ win many more trophies. the argentinian players are just going up argentinian players are just going up and being greeted by various dignitaries. emiliano martin s, the keeper, he saved another penalty in the shoot—out, as well. what a standout star he has been. didier deschamps, what do you make of him. he won it as a player, he won it four years ago as a manager. he was very bullish talking about his future. would you like to see him stay on and print this next generation of france players through? i generation of france players throu~h? ., ~' generation of france players

throu~h? ., ~ ., , through? i would like to see him sta on. through? i would like to see him stay on- he _ through? i would like to see him stay on. he deserves _ through? i would like to see him stay on. he deserves it. - through? i would like to see him stay on. he deserves it. the i through? i would like to see him stay on. he deserves it. the way that we played in the first—half, it was only didier deschamps who could have really woken them up and he made the changes that were necessary. a lot of changes other people would not have made. he has really built this team from the ground up. the players trust him and love him as a manager. he is a perfectionist. he wants to win and win more. this will only drive him to want to win more trophies. maw; to want to win more trophies. many thanks indeed. _ to want to win more trophies. many thanks indeed. live _ to want to win more trophies. many thanks indeed. live from _ to want to win more trophies. many thanks indeed. live from paris with your thoughts on the french defeat. so many young stars there. kylian mbappe hasjust so many young stars there. kylian mbappe has just stepped so many young stars there. kylian mbappe hasjust stepped onto so many young stars there. kylian mbappe has just stepped onto the stage and is receiving his losers metal. he looks absolutely distraught. in the next few minutes, the argentina players who are in position in front of the world cup trophy, they were lifted for the third time in their history. 1978, 1986, the great diego maradona, and

the first world cup since maradona passed away two years ago, it will be leonel massey, argentina's captain in his final world cup match, he left the trophy after they have prevailed on penalties over the french. that is just about it from here adds to stadium in qatar. we will have reaction to the win, but now let's head back to our london studio. thank you for that, extraordinary coverage, breaking news coverage of a simply extra ordinary football match and extraordinary final, one of those moments in sport, as you can see, lionel messi very much the man of the moment, all smiles, you can see the moment, all smiles, you can see the affection he has from the crowd and by his team—mates and he heads to the stage, what a moment for one of the greatest to ever play the game.