DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi will not be able to stroll away from Argentina but, regardless of ending his pursuit of a World Cup winner’s medal. The soccer nice secured the one main trophy that has eluded him in his storied profession as Argentina beat France 4-2 on penalties within the closing at Lusail Stadium on Sunday. The match completed 3-3 by further time with Messi scoring twice and changing his penalty within the shootout.At 35, that is possible his final look in soccer’s greatest match, however he confirmed after the match that he intends to play on. “Clearly, I wished to finish my profession with this, (I) can’t ask for extra,” Messi mentioned. “Ending my profession this manner is spectacular. After this, what else? I’ve a Copa América, a World Cup. Nearly on the very finish. “I really like soccer, what I do. I get pleasure from being a part of the nationwide crew, the group. I need to get pleasure from a few extra matches being a world champion.”Messi has gained the Ballon d’Or award for one of the best participant on the earth on seven events.He has additionally gained the Champions League 4 instances with former membership Barcelona, however the World Cup is the largest prize within the sport. “If he needs to maintain taking part in, he may be with us, he’s greater than entitled to resolve if he needs to stick with us,” Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni mentioned. “It’s an enormous pleasure to teach him, all the things that he transmits to his crew is unparalleled. It’s one thing I’ve by no means seen earlier than.”Messi put Argentina forward from the penalty spot and performed a component in Angel Di Maria’s objective that made it 2-0 after 36 minutes.Mbappé scored two objectives in a 97-second span to take the sport to further time, Messi put Argentina again in entrance within the 108th minute, however Mbappe’s penalty within the 118th noticed the Paris Saint-Germain star full the primary hat trick in a World Cup closing in 56 years.“It’s simply loopy that it grew to become a actuality this manner. I craved for this a lot. I knew God would carry this present to me, I had the sensation that this (World Cup) was the one,” Messi mentioned. “It took so lengthy, however right here it’s. We suffered loads, however we managed to do it.”___James Robson is at https://twitter.com/jamesalanrobson___AP World Cup protection: https://Fifanews.com/hub/world-cup and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports