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France’s dismay mixed with awe for Messi in World Cup final

A video screen shows the score at the end of the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. Argentina won 4-2 in a penalty shootout after the match ended tied 3-3. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) France supporters react after the World Cup final soccer final match between Argentina and France, in Paris, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard) People react during the penalty shootout of the World Cup final soccer match between France and Argentina, in Marseille, southern France, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole) Fireworks explode behind riot police officers on the Champs-Elysees avenue after the World Cup final soccer final match between Argentina and France, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022 in Paris. Argentina has won the World Cup by beating France 4-2 in a penalty shootout in the final (AP Photo/Lewis Joly) A dejected fan is comforted by a friend after the World Cup final soccer match between France and Argentina, in Marseille, southern France, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole) France's President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte embraces France's Kylian Mbappe at the end of the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. Argentina won 4-2 in a penalty shootout after the match ended tied 3-3. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) France supporters stroll on the Champs-Elysees avenue after the World Cup final soccer final match between Argentina and France, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022 in Paris. Argentina has won the World Cup by beating France 4-2 in a penalty shootout in the final (AP Photo/Lewis Joly) A fan of France holds his head at the end of the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. Argentina won in a penalty shootout. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Women France supporters laugh while supporters gather in a bar to watch the World Cup final soccer final match between Argentina and France, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022 in Paris. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly) Supporters of France watch the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France, being shown live on television in a bar, in Paris, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard) France supporters gather outside a bar to watch the World Cup final soccer final match between Argentina and France, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022 in Paris. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly) France supporters gather outside a bar to watch the World Cup final soccer final match between Argentina and France, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022 in Paris. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly) A fan of France cheers prior to the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
France’s dismay mixed with awe for Messi in World Cup final