"We Know What You Suffered So Many Years...": Lionel Messi's Wife Pens Emotional Note Post World Cup Win

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After Argentina's World Cup final triumph, Lionel Messi's wife Antonela Roccuzzo penned a heartfelt note on Instagram

a truly remarkable match saw Messi and Mbappe live up to their billing, with Messi scoring twice and Mbappe becoming the first player since England's Geoff Hurst in 1966 to net a World Cup final hat-trick.

Messi opened the scoring with a penalty midway through the first half before Angel Di Maria doubled Argentina's lead on the counter-attack in the 36th minute.

But the astonishing Mbappe breathed life into the holders as he pulled one back from the spot with 10 minutes left before equalising in stunning fashion just 60 seconds later to force extra time. Messi then seemed to have decided the contest in Argentina's favour once and for all when he scored again in the 109th minute, only for Mbappe to net another spot-kick, making it 3-3 and forcing a shoot-out.

The third World Cup final penalty shoot-out started with Messi and Mbappe both scoring, but Kingsley Coman's next kick for France was saved and Aurelien Tchouameni then crucially missed the target.

It is the second time in five World Cups that France have lost the final on penalties after their defeat to Italy in 2006, and it is Argentina who are champions for the first time since 1986.