Argentina 3-3 France — xTears 25.48 (18/12/22)

Argentina and France finished 3-3 before penalties on 18 December 2022 in the 2022 World Cup Final. Total damage: 25.48 xTears.

The heaviest blows came from L. Messi 108' goal (+2.30 xT) and Kylian Mbappé 118' penalty (+2.92 xT).

There was no real calm here, just one momentum swing after another. Kylian Mbappé bagged a hat-trick and bent the whole match around it. The knife twist arrived right at the death: late equaliser (Kylian Mbappé at 118'). The match lost its cool with 8 yellows. The referee still loomed large under S. Marciniak. In the shootout, misses from K. Coman and A. Tchouaméni ended up deciding it, and Argentina took it 4-2 on penalties.