All eyes are on the final showdown of the Mega sports event FIFA World Cup 2022 with Argentina and France vying for the title tonight at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar.
The final of the FIFA World Cup 2022 will be played between France and Argentina in Qatar today at 08:00 pm Pakistan Standard Time.
Meanwhile, in the third-place play-off, Croatia defeated Morocco by 2-1 to claim third place last night.
FIFA World Cup 2022, which comes full of surprises led to a final as two favorite defending champions Kylian Mbappé France and Messi’s Argentina will be locking horns in a do-or-die title decider.
France outfoxed England, and Argentina advanced by slamming the Netherlands in a penalty shootout-both teams coming for the final with semifinal triumphs.
Meanwhile, France suffered a virus blow ahead of the crucial game; Midfielder Adrien Rabiot and defender Dayot Upamecano were down with a flu-like virus, which earlier forced them out of the Morocco game.
Argentina and France share upsets in their journey to the World Cup final. The South American side had shockingly lost to Saudi Arabia in their opening game of the group stage while Tunisia record a remarkable victory over France in the first round.
Since 1978, France has never lost a world cup match against a South American team. It was, however, Argentina that beat them 44 years back. Overall, Argentina and France have played 12 matches so far, and the Albicelestes won half of those. France won three while three matches ended in a draw.
Earlier Star Footballer Lionel Messi confirmed he will play his last World Cup game when Argentina takes on France or Morocco in Sunday’s final in Qatar.
Messi leads Argentina to a 3-0 win over Croatia in their semi-final on Tuesday and will earn his 172nd cap at the weekend when he tries to bring the country its first World Cup title since 1986.
“I feel very happy, to be able to achieve this, to finish my World Cup journey by playing my last game in a final,” Lionel Messi told Argentine media outlet Diario Deportivo Ole.
