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In one of the most exciting matches of all times, Argentina defeated France to win the World Cup after 36 years.

Lionel Messi was awarded the Golden Ball, the honour given to the best player of a FIFA World Cup, after a thrilling final at Lusail which saw the legendary striker's World Cup dreams turn into reality following a 4-2 win over France in penalties. 

The final was billed as Lionel Messi vs Kylian Mbappe, teammates at Paris St Germain, and the talismans for their respective national teams, and it did turn into Messi vs Mbappe.

From being nicknamed 'La Pulga' (The Flea) back home in Argentina for his diminutive stature, 'Messiah' to simply, the G.O.A.T, Messi has drawn every praise and compliment that there is in the footballing metaverse over the course of a golden career.

Croatia, runners-up in the 2018 World Cup, are proving to be absolutely impossible to beat, and that is the task presented in front of Argentina

Lionel Messi-led Argentina was one of the favourites to win the tournament but the unfancied Saudi Arabia managed to get the better of them with a superlative second-half performance.

Muslim social media users hailed Saudi Arabia's win over Argentina as the victory of the 'Muslim Ummah.'

The shocking loss has put a spanner into the works for Argentina who were one of the favourites to lift the trophy before the tournament began having been on a 36 games unbeaten run.

PM Modi presented Argentina's President Alberto Fernández with a Nandi-themed Dokra Art from Chattisgarh.

Victoria Ocampo, who had idolised Tagore after reading the French translation of 'Gitanjali', is said to have taken care of him when he fell ill during his Bueno Aires visit in 1924.