The curtain falls, starting at five o’clock tomorrow, Sunday, on the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup, which Qatar hosted with unprecedented success at the World Cup level, as it constituted a phenomenon that will not be erased from memory of history, with its implications as and through it, and what Fifa president Gianni Infantino has said is enough, that Saudis and Qataris have set a wonderful example in welcoming the fans of the World Cup and in the way they welcomed the people, “have opened the doors of their homes to the fans, those who have witnessed have seen it for themselves and will pass on their experience to others, away from all the lies that have been told before.
The Argentina national team is fighting to get its first victory over its French counterpart after 44 years, 6 months and 12 days (16266 days), as it was the last victory in World Cup history, when they met in the land of ” tango dancers” on June 6, 1978.
The next final brings the number 4 to the date of the clash between the two teams, as they had already faced each other at the 1930 World Cup, and Argentina won 1/0, and at the 1978 World Cup Argentina also won 2/1, and in the last World Cup 2018 in Russia France won 4/3.
Attention is drawn to the stars and high prices of each of the final teams in the transfer markets, as the market value of the final match is 1.675 billion euros, of which 1.03 billion is the market value of the current title holder in Russia 2018, and 1998 at home, and 645.2 million euros World champion in 1978 at home and 1986 in Mexico.
The champion of the Qatari version will receive $42 million, while the runner-up will receive $30 million.
On the eve of the final, Argentinian Lionel Messi and Frenchman Kylian Mbappé capture the spotlight, and which of them will continue to shine and lead his country to win the 2022 World Cup title, as well as score the golden goal, to win the title of top scorer in the current version in his favor. The French national team reached the final after putting an end to their Moroccan counterpart’s adventure and dream by beating them 2/0 at Al Khor’s Al Bayt Stadium, in the semi-finals, to reach their second consecutive final and fourth in its history.
Messi led the Argentina national team to the World Cup final for the sixth time in their history, defeating their Croatian counterpart, the summer of 2018, with a great score of 3/0 last Tuesday at Lusail Stadium.
The question that occupies the mind of the world remains: who will say “checkmate” to the other after 4 weeks of World Cup competition?
