Peo­ple ex­press sad­ness over the World Cup end­ing but say they feel priv­i­leged to have been a part of it.

An ex­plo­sion of hope and joy en­gulfs the na­tion af­ter their team, led by Mes­si, won the World Cup on Sun­day.

Af­ter in­spir­ing Ar­genti­na to a his­toric World Cup vic­to­ry in Qatar, we look back at his il­lus­tri­ous ca­reer.

Emir of Qatar put a bisht on Ar­genti­na cap­tain Mes­si dur­ing the World Cup clos­ing cer­e­mo­ny.

Vi­su­al­is­ing the FIFA World Cup fi­nal

World Cup mur­al gig helps Doha artist turn hob­by into life­line

Re­demp­tion? Why do we have a third-place play­off at World Cup?

How Mucha­chos be­came Ar­genti­nas un­of­fi­cial World Cup an­them

How Mo­roc­co gave peo­ple from Glob­al South the pow­er to be­lieve

The In­di­an wait­er with an en­cy­clopaedic knowl­edge of foot­ball

World Cup pre­dic­tions: How many games did our AI get right?

In to­tal, Kashef had a 67 per­cent ac­cu­ra­cy lev­el, but failed to pre­dict Ar­genti­na as the 2022 World Cup win­ners.

Waves of eu­pho­ria sweep through Ar­genti­na fans af­ter dra­mat­ic vic­to­ry over France makes them cham­pi­ons for a third time.

This team made peo­ple fall in love with them for the first time in decades, an Ar­gen­tin­ian fan said.

Joy­ous crowds lined Lu­sail Boule­vard in Qatar fol­low­ing the con­clu­sion of an in­cred­i­ble World Cup fi­nal.

Les Bleus made us dream, Pres­i­dent Em­manuel Macron said af­ter Frances dra­mat­ic World Cup fi­nal loss to Ar­genti­na.

Ar­genti­nas third World Cup win caps Li­onel Mes­sis un­be­liev­able ca­reer.

Mbappe se­cured the gold­en boot with his hat-trick in the fi­nal and came close to win­ning a sec­ond World Cup.

Li­onel Mes­sis Ar­genti­na over­come France in roller-coast­er show­piece event con­clud­ed by Gon­za­lo Mon­tiels spot kick.

Ar­genti­na fans ec­sta­t­ic af­ter vic­to­ry in dra­mat­ic fi­nal, while France sup­port­ers rue loss in penal­ty shootout.

All the up­dates from the World Cup 2022 fi­nal as Ar­genti­na beat France 4-2 on penal­ties at Lu­sail Sta­di­um.