Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Argentina
Match Time & Date:
18/12/2022
07:00 AM
Prediction: 1-1
France
The ground at Lusail Iconic Stadium will shake when Argentina and France go head to head in the 2022 World Cup final. Argentina rolled over Croatia 3-0 in the semis, and they are now eyeing their first World Cup trophy since 1986. As always, they will rely on Leo Messi in the decider as the PSG superstar is eager to win his first showpiece tournament. Both Marcos Acuna and Gonzalo Montiel are back from suspensions, while Papu Gomez faces race against clock to be fit for the title game.
Meanwhile, les Tricolores set up a meeting with Argentina by beating Morocco 2-0. Despite failing to find the net in the semifinals, a man to keep an eye on in Didier Deschamps’ team will be Kylian Mbappe, who has already netted five goals at the tournament in Qatar. Both Dayot Upamecano and Adrien Rabiot are major doubts (sickness), but there are no fresh injury worries in the away team. Anyhow, we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw as both sides are likely to adopt a cautious approach in the World Cup final. It has to be noted that France are eyeing their third World Cup trophy as well.
Highlighted Player (Lionel Messi):
Lionel Messi is regarded as one of the best players in the history of football. He was born on 24 June, 1987 in Rosario and he began his football career at Newell’s Old Boys. At age 10 he was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency, but having realized his potential at a young age, Barcelona decided to pay for his treatment.
Messi joined Barca in 2001 and he has been playing for the Camp Nou outfit ever since. The Argentine magician has won eight La Liga trophies with Barca and he helped the Catalan giants lift no less than four Champions League titles (2005/2006, 2008/2009, 2010/2011, 2014/2015).
In the 2011/2012 La Liga campaign Messi scored 50 goals for Barca, while netting 14 goals in the 2011/2012 Champions League campaign. The five-time Golden Ball award winner has established himself as Barcelona’s all-time top scorer, but he has yet to win a trophy with Argentina national team at major tournaments. Leo Messi, though, has won Olympic Gold Medal (2008) and FIFA World Youth Championship (2005), with la Albiceleste.
Highlighted Team (France):
Recording impressive results on international stage since 1904, France are widely regarded as one of the world’s most successful national teams, with three major trophies to their name. Two of those were won on home soil as Les Bleus emerged triumphant at the 1984 World Cup and 1998 European Championships, before also winning the 2000 Euros in Netherlands and Belgium.
Michel Platini, Jean Tigana, Luis Fernandez and Alain Giresse formed the “Carre Magique” during the 80’s as one of the most impressive attacking line-ups made life difficult for opposition defenders for years on end.
The new golden generation appeared at the turn of the century and featured players like Thierry Henry, Zinedine Zidane, David Trezeguet and Youri Djorkaef, winning back to back major trophies to place Les Bleus back on the map.
A new world-class team appears to be in the making as the likes of Paul Pogba, Antoine Griezmann and Raphael Varane are the pillars of the team led by Didier Deschamps. France national team now play their games at the stunning Saint Denis, or Stade de France.
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