Argentina and France are facing off in Lusail for the FIFA 2022 World Cup final as Lionel Messi goes up against Paris Saint-Germain teammate Kylian Mbappe for soccer's most prestigious trophy. The French superstar has already won it once while the legendary Argentine has been eluded by this tournament so far in his glittering career.
La Albiceleste and Les Bleus are both two-time winners so whoever is successful this weekend will move up to third in the all-time list. This is Messi's final World Cup and his last shot at success and he is coming up against Mbappe who many expect to follow in his footsteps and win multiple Ballon d'Or titles.
The French are into their second consecutive World Cup final and could potentially become just the third nation to defend a men's title. France have actually now reached four of the last seven -- an impressive feat which started back in 1998 on home soil with captain Didier Deschamps lifting the trophy. Now coach, he is looking to win the trophy for the third time.
The Argentines have not won it since 1986 and were last in the final in 2014 when they lost to Germany in Brazil. These two teams met in 2018 in Russia and France came out on top 4-3 as they made their way to the final where they beat Croatia -- Argentina's semifinal opponents in Qatar.
We will bring you the best of the build-up to the final as well as live updates throughout the game as the tournament comes to an end with this showpiece event. There will also be plenty of reaction to the fallout from the match once there is a winner so stay tuned for all of that.
You can find team news and game odds in our preview as France battle a flu wave on the eve of the match.
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