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The Paris Games athletes want to support each other
France’s football team captain Antoine Griezmann has become the first player in Olympics history to score 500 goals. The 28-year-old scored a hat-trick in France’s 73-69 win against Germany in the semifinals to reach the gold medal match for the third consecutive Olympics. Griezmann, who scored more than 70 goals in his career, has also…
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Argentina beat France in the final to win the World Cup.
Lionel Messi became the first player to score in the group stage, round of 16 quaterfinals, semifinalists and final of a single World Cup after Argentina defeated France on penalties. Messi also became the first player to score in the World Cup final. He’s also the first player in history to score hat-trick in a…
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France and Argentina play in the World Cup Final.
Argentina captain Lionel Messi became the first man to win a hat-trick in a World Cup final after his team beat France 4-3 on penalties in the semi-finals. Messi and Croatia midfielder Luka Modri had scored in the 98th and 101st minutes respectively to take the game to penalties. Argentina’s Gonzalo Martinez saved two penalties…