Argentina v France: FIFA 2022 Final World Cup Match,Team News,Goal Scorers and Stats

Date: Sunday 18th December, 2022
Time: 4:00 pm
Stadium  Lusail stadium
Referee  Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
Goal Scorer:

Team News
Argentina
Two Argentinians were forced to watch the semi-final from the suspension step after picking up their second bookings of the tournament against the Netherlands, but Marcos Acuna and Gonzalo Montiel are at Scaloni's disposal once again.

Montiel is fighting a losing battle to come in for Nahuel Molina on the right, but Acuna can feel confident of taking Nicolas Tagliafico's place in what will most likely be a four-man backline, as Lisandro Martinez is restricted to substitute minutes again - much to the chagrin of Manchester United fans.
La Albiceleste should only be working with one injury doubt in the form of Alejandro Gomez, who is not fully over an ankle sprain and may only make the bench at best, and hearts were in mouths when Messi was pictured giving his hamstring a once-over in the semi-finals.

There is nothing to suggest that the veteran attacker will not be able to take his place in the starting lineup, where he ought to become the outright record-holder for World Cup appearances with 26, and a formation tweak could see him joined by another in the twilight of his international career in Angel Di Maria.

The hot-headed Leandro Paredes would be the unfortunate name to make way if Di Maria can prove his fitness in time, as Paulo Dybala and Lautaro Martinez aim to improve their output as impact substitutes once more.
Argentina possible starting lineup:
E. Martinez; Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Acuna; De Paul, Fernandez, Mac Allister; Di Maria, Messi, Alvarez

France
Over in the France camp, the constant air conditioning in Qatar claimed its next victims in Dayot Upamecano and Adrien Rabiot, while Kingsley Coman was also feeling under the weather before the semi-finals and has now reportedly been joined in the sick bay by Raphael Varane and Ibrahima Konate.

Rabiot and Upamecano are understood to be feeling better and should apply for places in the first XI. The former can expect to slot straight back in for Youssouf Fofana in the middle, but Deschamps is facing more of a quandary at the back.

Konate deservedly earned high praise for his performance against Morocco but is reported to be feeling worse than Varane, so Deschamps will still be expected to bring Upamecano back into his tried-and-tested formula, while Coman - who missed training on Thursday - was never likely to push for a starting role anyway.

Left-back Theo Hernandez took a couple of blows to the knee against Morocco, but that is not expected to jeopardise his place in the starting lineup for the final, while Kylian Mbappe will resume his individual battle with fellow five-goal star Messi for the Golden Boot.

The 23-year-old would become the youngest ever player to net in more than one World Cup final should his attacking endeavours prove successful, and he will be supported by creator-in-chief Antoine Griezmann, who has fashioned a tournament-high 21 chances for his teammates so far.
France possible starting lineup:
Lloris; Kounde, Varane, Upamecano, T. Hernandez; Tchouameni, Rabiot; Dembele, Griezmann, Mbappe; Giroud

Road To Final

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Head To Head

Sunday's final will mark the 13th meeting between Argentina and France in all competitions, with the South American champions picking up six wins so far compared to just three for their European counterparts, while another three have ended all square.

However, the most recent showdown between the two sides ended in a thrilling 4-3 Bleus win during the 2018 World Cup last 16, with that Benjamin Pavard thunderbolt still lingering in the memory of the France fanbase.

La Albiceleste came up trumps in the first two World Cup clashes between the two teams in 1930 and 1978, and there have only been three occasions where Argentina and France have both scored in this clash of the titans.
Prediction: Argentina 2-1 France

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Posted: at 17-12-2022 05:21 PM (2 years ago) | Newbie

You all should be careful with Alvarez of Argentina,Messi is there to cause a stir,but that young dude is very stubbornly good

Posted: at 18-12-2022 11:34 AM (2 years ago) | Hero