Elon Musk, Deepika Padukone and other celebrities at World Cup 2022 final - in pictures

Argentina lift the trophy on Sunday after one of the greatest ever finals

Spain great Iker Casillas and Bollywood star Deepika Padukone present the Fifa World Cup trophy prior to the final between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium on Sunday, December 18, 2022. Getty

Iker Casillas and Deepika Padukone present the Fifa World Cup trophy at the Lusail Stadium. Getty

Fans take photos with Twitter boss Elon Musk during the World Cup final at the Lusail Stadium on Sunday. Getty

Elon Musk attends the World Cup final between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium. Getty

Elon Musk during the World Cup final in Qatar. Getty

French President Emmanuel Macron with Kylian Mbappe after the World Cup final at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar. EPA

French President Emmanuel Macron comforts Kylian Mbappe after the penalty shoot-out defeat to Argentina. EPA

French President Emmanuel Macron during the final on Sunday. AFP

Elon Musk and Jared Kushner at the Lusail Stadium. Reuters

Jared Kushner with Elon Musk during the World Cup final. Getty

Formula One driver Pierre Gasly and tennis great Novak Djokovic during the World Cup final in Qatar. Reuters

From left: Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic, French player Paul Pogba, French President Emmanuel Macron, Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and Fifa president Gianni Infantino at the Lusail Stadium. EPA

Zlatan Ibrahimovic with Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the Lusail Stadium. AFP

The Qatar World Cup 2022 came to spectacular finish after Lionel Messi's Argentina prevailed over Kylian Mbappe-inspired France in one of the greatest finals in history.

The nearly 90,000 spectators at the Lusail Stadium and millions of fans across the world witnessed a final like no other as Argentina and France traded blows in an epic contest that was ultimately decided by a penalty shoot-out after the game finished 2-2 in regular time and 3-3 after extra time.

In the end, it was the 35-year-old Messi who got to add the one missing trophy in his illustrious cabinet while Mbappe could only watch as his hat-trick in the final went in vain.

The match will go down in history as truly special and those at the Lusail Stadium should consider themselves lucky. Among those in attendance were a number of celebrities from across the globe.

Twitter boss Elon Musk, French President Emmanuel Macron, Bollywood star Deepika Padukone and tennis great Novak Djokovic were some of the famous names who watched the final. To see who all witnessed the title match in Qatar, scroll through the picture gallery above.