France talisman Kylian Mbappe scored an incredible late double to become a record breaker in the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup final.
The defending champion Les Bleus were just 10 minutes away from losing their grip on the World Cup trophy they won in 2018, after a poor showing in Lusail, before Mbappe produced an unbelievable turnaround.
The PSG superstar kept his calm to slam home from the penalty spot after 80 minutes, hauling France back into the contest, before a spectacular volley flipped the script just over sixty seconds later.
But then Messi completed his own double in the match, scoring his second of the game in extra time for Argentina to go 3-2 in front.
Mbappe was not done, though, completing his hat-trick in extra time to send the match to penalties.
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Is Mbappe's double a World Cup final record?
Mbappe's two goals inside in as many minutes smashed the previous record of two goals scored by a single player in a World Cup final.
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The Frenchman joined a list of players to score twice in a World Cup final, with Brazilian Ronaldo's 2002 record of 12 minutes between goals comfortably surpassed.
Messi wasn't quite as quick, but he added his name to the list of players to score twice in the same final in extra time before Mbappe completed his hat-trick.
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Who else has scored twice in a World Cup final?
Mbappe became the second French player to find the net twice or more in a World Cup final, following Zinedine Zidane's example in 1998, as he etched his place as the youngest player to score in successive finals.
Messi's double also added his name to the list. Here's who else apart from those two has scored a double or more in the showpiece.
| Player | Year | Country | Opponent | Final Score | Time of Goals |
| Ronaldo | 2002 | Brazil | Germany | Brazil 2-0 Germany | 67', 79' |
| Zinedine Zidane | 1998 | France | Brazil | France 3-0 Brazil | 27, 45+1' |
| Mario Kempes | 1978 | Argentina | Netherlands | Argentina 3-1 Netherlands | 38, 105 |
| Pele | 1958 | Brazil | Sweden | Brazil 5-2 Sweden | 55', 90' |
| Vava | 1958 | Brazil | Sweden | Brazil 5-2 Sweden | 9', 32' |
| Helmut Rahn | 1954 | West Germany | Hungary | West Germany 3 Hungary 2 | 18', 84 |
| Gino Colaussi | 1938 | Italy | Hungary | Italy 4 Hungary 2 | 6', 35' |
| Silvio Piola | 1938 | Italy | Hungary | Italy 4 Hungary 2 | 16, 82' |