đŸ‡¶đŸ‡Š FIFA World Cup 2022 - 3rd place Match and Final: Preview, Result, Stats, Live Updates and More

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:1st_place_medal: Today, to win the #FIFAWorldCup

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World Cup Final: Argentina :argentina: vs France :fr:

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It all comes down to this after nearly a month of exhilarating football action jam-packed with surprises, big killers, and shocks. Argentina and France are on the same playing field. The world’s biggest game is finally here.

Argentina and France, the defending champions, will face off in what is sure to be an epic struggle and an exciting game of football at the Lusail Stadium this Sunday in what will go down in history as a truly classic World Cup final.

There have been many surprises, near calls, and heart-pounding moments during this World Cup. The normal difference between small and large teams has significantly shrunk. And practically every game has given the fans unforgettable memories.

Will Messi ever win the World Cup trophy that his legendary status in the sport so rightfully deserves? Will Mbappe, the up-and-coming player, win his second consecutive World Cup toy? Has the fact that football is a team sport finally been realized? We’ll get the answers to this questions later today :grin:

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Argentina vs France Key Stats

  • Argentina will be featuring in their sixth World Cup final, with only Germany (8) having participated in more. They’ll be looking to win the trophy for a third time, alongside 1978 and 1986, but a failure to do so would see them with the joint-most World Cup final defeats in history (4, level with Germany).

  • France have reached the World Cup final for the fourth time in the last seven tournaments, all since 1998 (1998, 2006, 2018, 2022). This is twice as many as any other nation during this period, which shows their sheer dominance in the recent past.

  • Argentina and France will clash for the fourth time in the World Cup. La Albiceleste had won two of the previous three meetings. Overall, this will be the 13th meeting between the two in all competitions, with

Les Bleus winning just three of the previous 12 (D3 L6), although the most recent was their 4-3 round of 16 wins to knock out the Argentines at the 2018 World Cup.

  • France, the defending champions, are aiming to become only the third nation to win back-to-back World Cups, since Italy (1934 and 1938) and Brazil (1958 and 1962), snapping a long-running hoodoo.

  • Having lost 2-1 to Saudi Arabia in their World Cup opener, Argentina could become the second side in World Cup history to lose their opening game of an edition and go on to lift the trophy, following the footsteps of Spain in 2010.

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Interesting

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Special

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Only six of Les Bleus XI that won the 2018 World Cup final will be available today :fr:

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:star: RECORDS BY LEO MESSI IN THIS WORLD CUP:

:medal_military: One of only 6 men to play in 5 different WC
:medal_military: Most goals for Argentina at the WC (11)
:medal_military: Most assists for Argentina at the WC (8)
:medal_military: First Argentine to score in 5 different WC matches in a single tournament
:medal_military: First Argentine to score in 3 different WC knockout matches in a single tournament
:medal_military: Most appearances at the World Cup: 25 (his 26th today will be a new outright record)
:medal_military: Most appearances as captain at the World Cup (19)
:medal_military: Most official Player of the Match awards at Word Cups (10)
:medal_military: Most official POTM awards at a single Word Cup: 4 (2014 + 2022)
:medal_military: Most opening goals at World Cup finals tournaments (7)
:medal_military: Oldest player to score 5 goals at a World Cup
:medal_military: Only player to make an assist in 5 different WC
:medal_military: Youngest and oldest player to get a goal and assist in a single WC match: 18y 357d and 35y 172d
:medal_military: Biggest gap between first and last World Cup goals: 16 years, 5 months, 28 days (16/6/06 - 13/12/22)

Pray for Him. :palms_up_together::pray:

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France are looking to become the first back-to-back men’s World Cup winners since Brazil in 1958-62 :trophy::trophy:

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Emiliano Martínez; Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Acuña; Di María, De Paul, Enzo Fernåndez, Mac Allister; Leo Messi. Juliån Álvarez. :trophy::argentina:

Lloris; Koundé, Varane, Upamecano, Théo Hernandez; Antoine Griezmann, Tchouaméni, Rabiot; Dembélé, Giroud, Mbappé. :trophy::fr:

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:argentina: Argentina XI: Martinez; Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Acuña; De Paul, Enzo Fernåndez, Mac Allister; Di María, Messi, Juliån Álvarez

:fr: France XI: Lloris; Koundé, Varane, Upamecano, Theo Hernåndez; Griezmann, Tchouaméni, Rabiot; Dembélé, Giroud, Mbappé

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Lionel Messi makes his 26th appearance at the men’s World Cup, a new record :wine_glass:

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Destiny awaits.

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With his start today, Lionel Messi is set to break Lothar Matthaus’ all-time record for most men’s World Cup appearances.

:goat: things.

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Out. Of. This. World.

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Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe are even in the last two World Cups :exploding_head:

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Emiliano Martinez’s international record is insane :triumph:

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South American and European sides have met in the World Cup final 10 times.

South American teams have won seven of them.

European teams have won two of the last three.

Bring it on :hourglass_flowing_sand:

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Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe are tied for most goals at this World Cup :eyes:

Never before have two club teammates finished 1-2 in the World Cup Golden Boot race.

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Argentina are the favorites in the World Cup final against France :popcorn:

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:soccer: Most international goals from the two finalist:

:argentina: Lionel Messi (96)
:fr: Olivier Giroud (53)
:fr: Antoine Griezmann (42)
:fr: Kylian Mbappe (33)
:argentina: Angel Di Maria (27)
:argentina: Lautaro Martinez (21)

:argentina::crossed_swords::fr::fire:

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FIFA president Gianni Infantino on the World Cup in Qatar :speaking_head:

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11 of the 12 goals Argentina have scored at this World Cup have come with Juliån Álvarez on the pitch.

All 5 goals conceded have come when he was off it.

Argentina’s unsung hero.

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