Barry Humfrey Geraldton

  Lionel Messi on Sunday won the Golden Ball for the best player at this year’s World Cup after leading Argentina to victory in the final against France. Messi scored twice in the final in Doha, taking his tally of goals at the tournament to seven, and also scored in the shoot-out as Argentina beat France 4–2 on penalties following a 3–3 draw after extra time. Kylian Mbappe came second to Messi for that award but did win the Golden Boot for the tournament’s top scorer with eight goals, says  Barry Humfrey Geraldton Argentina’s Emiliano Martinez won the Golden Glove award while Enzo Fernandez won the Best Young Player award. Argentina defeated France 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out to win the World Cup for the third time. Argentina captain Lionel Messi scored twice and France striker Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as a thrilling World Cup final finished 3–3 after extra time at the Lusail Stadium. The World Cup final between Argentina and France went into extra time on Sunday after...

Barry Humfrey Geraldton — Canada loses to Belgium in its first World Cup match in 36 years Michy Batshuayi scored the opener against the run of play as Canada dominated the first half. In the first 45 minutes alone of a disappointing evening at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, the Canadians attempted 14 shots on the Belgian goal. Barry Humfrey Geraldton claims that Canada was punished for their wastefulness in 2018 when Belgium advanced to the World Cup semifinals. After chasing down a long pass, Michy Batshuayi gave his team the lead in the first half against the flow of the game. After the game, the entire Canadian team gathered in the middle of the field as Belgium's players celebrated with their supporters, according to Barry Humfrey Geraldton . Given that Canada had failed to capitalise on an impressive performance and had a look of utter frustration on their faces, there must have been a sense of disbelief. Canada can be proud of giving the second-ranked team in the world a real s...