The Finals match between Argentina and France are the dream finals of all football fans, as these are two of the best teams in the contest right now. These two football giants has a very deep squad, so it is not surprising how far they reached this far in the competition. However, the most-awaited match between these two teams is the match-up between Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe. Two legends going each other is probably the best reason why this game is a much-anticipated match. These two teams eyes their third title in their World Cup history. This meeting will be on December 18, 2022, at 11:00 PM (GMT+8).
When it comes to rankings by FIFA, these two teams are not far from each other as Argentina is on the 3rd, while France is the 4th. Before France started their campaign, they faced so many setbacks. Some of their key players faced injuries after injuries, which is why their current result is a little surprise. However, as the saying goes by, you can never underestimate the heart of a champion; they are, after all, are the defending champions. As for Argentina, they will play inspired, as Messi already announced that this will be his final World Cup. Just like their opponent, this team is a well-built squad. With that, you can expect that this meeting will be an equal meeting against the two teams.
France
France eyes to win back-to-back titles this year, and be the only third nation to become the back-to-back champions. So far in the contest, only Brazil and Italy are the ones who won the title back-to-back. This is the first time since 1962 for a nation to receive two consecutive titles in the World Cup. Injury have been hurting them even before the tournament, so it is already an achievement that they come this far. In the group stage, they were able to win twice. They had a tough knockout stage, and quarter finals too, beating Poland and England. If Kylian Mbappe continues to play the way he does, France has a high chance in this match.
This time actually have many key players who will be missing in this match, aside form those who were out before the tournament. They also lost Lucas Hernandez due to his torn ACL in their opening match. Luckily, Oliver Giroud have been fantastic for the French team.
Argentina
Argentina is a team who is eyeing their third title in the tournament when they go in the Finals for the first time in years. This is not impossible though as they have a squad who is more than capable of winning the title for their team. Additionally, they will be playing an inspired football, after their star announced that this will be his final World Cup. Of course, his team wants to win the title for him, and for their nation. This team eyes to pressure the French squad, and not give them the chance to get their second consecutive title. Moreover, if they want to win the title, they need to keep their pace so it will be harder for their opponent to keep up with them.
For the first time in the tournament, they will parade a healthy squad. Marcos Acuna and Gonzalo Montiel are both available in this match, after sitting out in their semis match. This is after the suspension they suffered due to a yellow card.
Prediction:
Argentina (2.0)
Odds: 0.82
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