Who was the captain of Argentina in the 2022 World Cup final?

Lionel Messi was Argentina’s captain in the 2022 World Cup final.

Messi wore the captain’s armband when Argentina faced France at Lusail Stadium in Qatar on 18 December 2022. He scored Argentina’s opening goal from a penalty in the 23rd minute and later put his team ahead again in extra time, before France’s Kylian Mbappé completed a hat-trick to make the score 3–3.

Argentina ultimately won the shoot-out 4–2, claiming its third World Cup and its first since 1986. Messi lifted the trophy after the match and was named the tournament’s best player, receiving the Golden Ball for a second time after also winning it in 2014.

Ángel Di María was another major Argentina figure in the final, scoring the team’s second goal, but he was not the captain. Sergio Agüero and Paulo Dybala were not Argentina’s captain choices for the match; Agüero had already retired from international football before the tournament.