Celebrities across the globe have taken to social media to congratulate Argentina on their thrilling FIFA World Cup win over France, in a final that has been hailed as the "best ever".
La Albiceleste looked like they were going to win comfortably after a Lionel Messi penalty and a goal from Angel Di Maria put them 2-0 up at half-time.
French striker Kylian Mbappe had different ideas, though, scoring two goals in just over a minute as Argentina were preparing to celebrate their win.
With it 2-2 at 90 minutes, the game went into extra time. Messi scored again before Mbappe completed his hat-trick from the spot, leaving the game level at 3-3 and sending it to penalties.
Argentina triumphed 4-2 in the tense finale to the game and there was an outpouring of joy for the nation on social media.
LeBron James acclaimed Messi, congratulating the man many now consider to be soccer's Greatest of All Time on Argentina's win, tweeting: "MESSI [goat emoji] [applause emoji]"
Ashton Kutcher shared a snap of him wearing an Argentina jersey along with the caption: "For Messi"
For Messi pic.twitter.com/122mqVcCvr
— ashton kutcher (@aplusk) December 18, 2022
Brazilian model Alessandra Ambrósio shared a video of the celebrations in her house with her children as they jumped with joy at the winning penalty kick.
She captioned the clip: "Parabéns ARGENTINA [Argentine flag]🏆[Argentine flag] !!!! #worldcup"
Avatar star Zoe Saldaña also joined the celebrations, posting a pic of the Argentine flag on Instagram along with the words: "ARGENTINAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA #worldcup2022"
Meanwhile, Twitter boss Elon Musk posted a video of the winning penalty kick with the caption: "Duel in the Desert. Couldn't ask for a better game. Incredible play by [Argentine flag] & [French flag]!!!!"
Brazil's superstar striker, Neymar, who is a teammate of Messi and Mbappe at Paris St. Germain, sent his congratulations, tweeting "Felicidades Hermano" which translates as "Congratulations brother" along with a pic of Messi.
Salma Hayek highlighted the sporting bond between Messi and Mbappe, sharing a pic of them holding hands after the game along with a caption in Spanish that read: "Congratulations Argentina [Argentine flag]!!! What a thrill to see @leomessi fulfill this dream."
She added in French: "@k.mbappe you are a gift from God. #vivalatinoamerica"
After publicly hoping that France would triumph, TV presenter Piers Morgan acknowledged, on Twitter, at the final whistle: "Greatest ever World Cup Final in the greatest ever World Cup. Utterly thrilling. What an advert for the beautiful game."
Former England captain David Beckham celebrated Argentina's win by posting a pic of Messi as a young boy with a ball along with the inspirational player holding the World Cup in a triumphant moment.
Beckham added the caption, in Spanish: "the king @leomessi [Argentine flag]#Qatar2022"
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