00:00The last big French penalty shootout was at the European Championships last summer and
00:09they lost to Switzerland because Kylian Mbappé failed against Yann Sommer with their final
00:17penalty.
00:18This time, having twice already scored from the spot and three times in all having scored,
00:25Mbappé steps up first and Mbappé rattles it in on his day of no error.
00:36When you hit it that hard, even though the keeper guesses the right way, it's going to
00:41be a difficult one.
00:42Gets a decent touch on it, but now we're near enough.
00:45Interesting that the two top men are going first.
00:49Messi went first against the Netherlands.
00:50He went first also in last summer's Copa America shootout in Brasilia against Colombia
00:58in the semi-final.
00:59And on both occasions he scored.
01:11Messi with such immaculate poise.
01:23How do you do that?
01:25How do you do this in these circumstances?
01:36Next up is Kingsley Coman.
01:44Ear-splitting whistles.
01:46Martinez is punching the air again.
01:58Massive character, massive moment.
02:03That's twice he's guessed right.
02:06Mbappé couldn't do much about it.
02:10He could with this one.
02:11He's a big lad.
02:13He's got a long reach.
02:15For Argentina, Paulo Dybala came off the bench with this kick of the ball in mind.
02:27Dybala down the middle.
02:34Some can barely watch.
02:40Not easy when you've only been on the pitch a few minutes, as he has.
02:43Not an easy situation, that.
02:45Martin Mouth perhaps hitting it down the middle.
02:59Aurelien Charmainy has scored one of the goals of this competition against England in the quarter-finals.
03:04Martinez is trying to get in his head.
03:08He hasn't helped with the return of the ball.
03:10He will do what it takes.
03:22Not a nail left to be chewed.
03:25Whistle.
03:31Charmainy has dragged it wide.
03:36And Argentina are on the cusp.
03:45Easy to say now, but he never looked entirely confident waiting for that.
03:50He thrives on these situations, Martinez.
03:54He really does.
03:59Paredes to take Argentina to match point.
04:04Whistle.
04:07Whistle.
04:16Goal!
04:17No!
04:18Telling!
04:19Nearly there!
04:20So very nearly there!
04:28Gets a touch on it, Hugo Luis.
04:30Gets a touch on it.
04:35Almost under his body, under the outstretched palm.
04:41And France's margin for error is now zero.
04:49Here we go.
04:50He's trying everything there, Martinez.
04:52Trying to have a word with his man.
04:54Ref pushing him back.
04:56Is this Colin Mawani?
04:58Yes, it is.
05:02Nowhere to hide.
05:05He must.
05:06He has.
05:09If in doubt, put your foot through it.
05:25A long, lonely walk.
05:29For Gonzalo Montiel.
05:34Didn't start the game, he can finish it.
05:48Montiel.
05:51Argentina, champions of the world!
05:59Again!
06:01At last!
06:15And a nation will tango all night long.
06:2036 years since Maradona and Mexico.
06:25Here, finally, is a nation's new throng of immortals.
06:35Scaloni will be fated.
06:37Messi will be sainted.
06:41France, this time, denied, defied.
06:46Messi fell to his knees, Peter, in the centre circle.
06:50He couldn't move.
06:51He fell to his knees and was surrounded by teammates.
06:57Incredible scenes here.
07:00Lionel Messi has conquered his final peak.
07:04Lionel Messi has shaken hands with paradise.
07:10Lionel Messi has shaken hands with paradise.
07:16The little boy from Rosario Santa Fe has just pitched up in heaven.
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