On Sunday 18 December 2022, Lionel Messi (left) and Kylian Mbappé will face off in the World Cup final.
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In the French top club Paris Saint-Germain, the two outstanding players are on the field together. On Sunday, Lionel Messi with Argentina and Kylian Mbappé with France will face off in the World Cup final.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup Final between Argentina and France will also see superstars Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé duel. The Argentina captain and France forward have dominated the tournament so far, leading the scoring charts with five goals each.
Messi and Mbappé celebrate a goal together for Paris in the Champions League.
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Both play in Qatar-supported French top club Paris Saint-Germain, which hosts the World Cup. While Sunday’s final at Lusail Stadium is Messi’s last chance to win soccer’s biggest title in his fifth World Cup, Mbappé could be crowned World Cup champion for a second time at the age of 23 . The 35-year-old Messi is well ahead of the two superstars in terms of international games and goals. Mbappé, on the other hand, has so far collected the most goalscorer points in this World Cup.
Lionel Messi the best player in the round of 16 according to the poll
Soccer fans in Germany are gifting Argentine superstar Lionel Messi a possible first World Cup triumph in Sunday’s final against defending champions France.
In a poll by the voting app “FanQ” commissioned by SID, the 35-year-old is the best player in the round of 16 of the World Cup with 63.1% of the vote. Outstanding French player Kylian Mbappe follows in second place on the table (13.6%).
57.2% also answered the question of whether Messi would have been the greatest footballer in history if he had won the World Cup with a “yes”. With 62.3 per cent, Argentina is the favorite against the French in the final. 47.1 percent find Argentina’s participation in the final “deserved”, 22.1 percent “deserved”. Among the French, 33.9% consider the transfer as “deserved” and 33.0% as “deserved”.
Final of the 2022 World Cup between Argentina and France
But who will win the final is not yet clear for the German fans. 35% of respondents believe France will be world champions again in Sunday’s match. 34% said Argentina would win the final. This is the result of a representative survey by opinion research institute YouGov. 31% did not make a statement.
The World Cup final between France and Argentina begins on Sunday 18 December. at 4pm. The game can be seen on ARD and MagentaTV. (ph with SID and dpa)
