Copa America Final: Chile beat Argentina 4-2 on penalties to lift the cup

Star footballer Lionel Messi could not end Argentina's 23-year wait for a major title in a dream final against holders Chile in the Copa America Centenario.

After a thrilling match during the regulation and extra time, when no goals were scored, Argentina and Chile were taken to penalties to decide the winner of the Copa America final. And, breaking the hope of millions of Messi fans, once again, Chile emerged as the winner with the score of 4-2.

Messi and Lucas Biglia missed their crucial sport kicks.

It was the third final in as many years for Messi and his teammates, who suffered agonising defeats in the 2014 World Cup final against Germany and to the Chileans on penalties in Santiago last year.

On each occasion, Messi has borne the brunt of the backlash from critics in Argentina who trot out a familiar laundry list of grievances.

The thrilling show held before the crowd of 81,000 fans at East Rutherford's MetLife Stadium, the home of the NFL's New York Giants, when Argentina face the Chileans in a rematch of last year's Copa America final.

-with inputs from agencies