LUSAIL, Qatar —

Argentina and France are tied 3-3 in the World Cup final at Lusail Stadium in Qatar.

Lionel Messi scored the first goal for Argentina on a 23rd-minute penalty kick after a foul on Di Maria. Thirteen minutes later, Di Maria scored Argentina's second goal.

Messi now has 12 World Cup goals — the same as Brazil great Pelé — and is the first player to score in the group stage and every round of the knockout stage in a single edition of the tournament.

In the second half, Kylian Mbappé scored two goals for France, tying the score 2-2. Just one minute after scoring on a penalty kick, the France forward scored again, on a volley.

An extra 30 minutes was added to the World Cup match after the score was tied 2-2.

Messi scored his second goal of the match for Argentina in the second period of extra time to put Argentina ahead 3-2.

Mbappé scored for France on a penalty kick with just a few minutes remaining of extra time, tying the match 3-3.

Both teams are trying to win the biggest tournament in soccer for the third time. France won in 1998 and in 2018. Brazil in 1962 was the last team to win back-to-back World Cup titles. Argentina won the title in 1978 and 1986. The Argentines also lost in the final in 2014.

Messi, one of soccer's greatest players of all time, is thought to be playing in his final World Cup and could win the ultimate prize for the first time if Argentina wins.

But having experienced defeat in the final of 2014 in Brazil, when Argentina lost 1-0 to Germany through extra time, Messi knows all too well the pain of having his World Cup dreams shattered.

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Argentina's Lionel Messi is sitting on top of the world as his national team won the World Cup in Qatar on Sunday.

But images of him draped in a traditional Arab robe over his blue-and-white team jersey after the match garnered mixed reactions.

Following Argentina's win over France in a 4-2 penalty shootout, Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, draped a bisht, a ceremonial Arab robe, over Messi’s shoulders during the trophy presentation, CNN, Sports Illustrated and The Guardian reported.

According to the media outlets, the cloak is traditionally worn on special occasions and events.

Messi is seen wearing it as he celebrated the team's third World Cup title and hoisted the trophy into the air, then shortly thereafter, he removed it, the news outlets reported.

For some, they praised the gesture, while others weren't too keen on the idea.

“Seems a shame in a way that they’ve covered up Messi in his Argentina shirt,” said BBC host Gary Lineker during the network's live coverage of the final, CNN reported.

According to CNN and The Guardian, the moment renewed complaints of Qatar trying to attempt "sportswashing," a term to describe a country attempting to use sports to improve its reputation.

“Something a little strange about Messi being dressed in Bisht, that black cloak that the emir of Qatar dressed him in before lifting the World Cup,” New York Times journalist Tariq Panja said in a tweet, CNN reported.

Messi later removed the bisht and was later seen celebrating in a team shirt, the outlets reported.