Thiruvananthapuram∙ The capital was rocked by the football world final full of passion and excitement. The city buzzed with excitement as fans took to the streets at night to cheer and dance for title-winning Argentina. Argentinian fans celebrated the victory by setting off fireworks and distributing sweets along the coast. The victory celebration at Shankhumugham and Technopark started at 11.00pm and continued until dawn. The fans were doubly thrilled as Argentina regained control of the match which looked to be lost in extra time.
The excitement of the fans in front of the screens set up in the city was overwhelming as Argentina advanced towards the dream of the world title. Argentina took a two-goal lead straight away and the fans were expecting a one-sided victory. By this time the French supporter camp was in deep despair. After the 80th minute, Argentine supporters were disappointed as France recovered two goals two minutes apart. Subsequently it was seen that most of the fans of the other teams eliminated without seeing the final sided with France: both teams, who did not wait for a draw after scoring two goals each, raised their hopes in the half-times additional.
With Messi’s third goal, the victory seemed to go to Argentina, but the penalty scored by Mbappé changed the course of the match: the two teams remained level, the fans of both groups returned nervous. Every second was excruciating. Finally, Argentina won the golden cup on penalties. The match was shown on giant screens in around 30 venues including Technopark, Jimmy George Stadium, Vanjiyur Junction, Manaviyam Road, Mascot Hotel, East Kottayam, Vettukad, Lulumal, Shankhumukham, Marutankuzhi Patayani Road, Poonthura, Bimapalli Ground, Thiruvallam Bypass, Indiranagar Junction, Vellayambalam, Perurkada.
