Messi and Argentina win the best World Cup final ever

Jimbo, Tim Spiers, Adrian Clarke and Daniel Storey react to an amazing day for football, as the game’s best player stars in the game’s best ever match to win the game’s biggest prize.

Argentina dethrone France as world champions via penalty shoot-out after an enthralling 3-3 draw, as Lionel Messi cements his legacy on the grandest stage.

With added reaction from Julien Laurens and Martin Mazur, we try and get to the bottom of what the hell happened in Doha. The Dir Maria selection, the Deschamps substitutions, the Mbappe hat-trick, the Martinez shenanigans and all the non-stop drama.

Plus a word for Sinisa Mihajlovic, Croatia and Morocco, and we montage our way out of Qatar 2022.

Produced by Charlie Jones.

RUNNING ORDER: 

• PART 1a: Argentina and Messi are world champions (01.00)

• PART 1b: A word from Julien Laurens (15.00)

• PART 2a: What the hell happened? (18.00) 

• PART 2b: A word from Martin Mazur (33.00) 

• PART 2c: Croatia finish 3rd (36.00) 

• PART 3a: RIP Sinisa (39.00) 

• PART 3b: We’re gonna need a montage (41.00) 

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