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10 best photos from Argentina's World Cup celebrations

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Just like Diego Maradona before him, Lionel Messi led Argentina to the summit of world football.

Messi lifted his country to its third World Cup title Sunday after a truly remarkable final against France, scoring once in normal time, once in extra time, and then converting his penalty in Argentina's 4-2 shootout win.

The match finished 3-3 after 120 chaotic minutes. The celebrations that unfolded, with Messi hoisting the iconic trophy for the first time, were fitting of the emotional expenditure from a truly remarkable day in Qatar.

Here are the best images from an unforgettable victory:

Champion of the world

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Sergio Aguero got in on the fun

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Emiliano Martinez, forever a character

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Rodrigo De Paul earned that cigar

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Tears of joy

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This is what it's all about

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Shades of Maradona in '86

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Messi's son is enamored

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The party is on in Buenos Aires

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That's all she wrote, folks

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