Will Messi pay off his debt in 2018? Argentina-France final and odds
With the semifinals of the World Cup in Qatar concluded, Argentina and France will meet in the final on Sunday. Argentina defeated Croatia in the first semifinal and France defeated Morocco in the second semifinal.
This is France’s second consecutive finals appearance for defending champions France. Messi’s Argentina reached the 2014 World Cup final but lost to Germany in the last minute.
Both have won the World Cup twice. In this one, France make it to the title winners list after two tournaments in which Argentina cheated. Argentina won the title in 1978 and 1986. France, on the other hand, won the 1998 and 2018 World Cups in Russia.
In 2018 the two met in the preliminaries, but France won 4-3. Argentina also owes this match.
Beyond a third title, Argentina will be dreaming of a title for superstar Lionel Messi. France, on the other hand, is trying to keep the title.
Judging by their performances so far, both teams have failed in each of their matches and booked their ticket to the final.
It will be an interesting final. pic.twitter.com/wlVeVPYN7C
— I wanted🧚🏻♀️😍 (@omowunmi1998) December 14, 2022
Despite being defeated by Saudi Arabia in the group stage, the Argentine team showed a good performance. Even at the age of 35, the legendary Lionel Messi is in excellent shape. Messi is Argentina’s hope. The player has so far scored five goals and three assists in the tournament.
France, on the other hand, lost in the third match of the group stage.
After winning the first two games with the certainty of winning the first two games, France, who entered the game by benching their best players in the third game, suffered an unexpected defeat against Tunisia.
The most important match in world football on the biggest stage in Qatar. #ARG #FROM
The final of the World Cup. 🏆#Qatar2022 | #FIFA World Cup pic.twitter.com/D6FP0yNYrf
— Road to 2022 (@roadto2022en) December 14, 2022
France’s strength lies in Griezmann, Giroud and the young Kylian Mbappe. Mbappe has scored five goals so far in the tournament. He is with Messi in the Golden Boot race.
In the knockout stage, France conquered Senegal, England and now Morocco at the appointed time. Argentina instead defeated the Netherlands in the quarterfinals on penalties.
.what a performance from France, which reaches the final to meet Argentina.. Argentina here we are, we can do it!!!#FIFA World Cup pic.twitter.com/4eIzjTuYGQ
— Ivull (@Ivull7) December 14, 2022
Messi managed to authentically defeat Australia in the quarterfinals and Croatia in the semifinals. All these figures indicate that the World Cup final in Qatar will be a contest of nearly equal powers.
