QATAR GRAND FINAL 2022
Argentina and France, in search of the crown in a historic final
'War' of stars in the final in Qatar: Argentina seeks its first World Cup since 1986, while France wants to win it for the second time in a row and the third time in its history
Qatar 2022 drop the curtain after almost a month of maximum competitiveness in the World-wide of Football, that has left to Argentina and France like the two candidates to the title and that will measure strengths this Sunday 18 December in the stadium Lusail from the 16:00 hours (in Spain). Both selections are in the research of his tercerca star and for the French, in case to win, would be the second consecutive.
The 'albiceleste', comandada by Lionel Messi, does not win a World-wide from 36 years ago, in Mexico 1986, when they imposed in front of Germany (3-2) in the big final. Lor had achieved, also, eight years before, in his house (1978). The history of France is much more recent, place carried the title in 1998 (in his country) and in 2018. The coincidence between both titles is the participation of Didier Deschamps; in the first like player and, the second, to the control of the bench.
They arrive to the final like the best selections and after having left on the way to the two 'surprises' unexpected of the tournament, Croatia and Morocco. The directed by Lionel Scaloni attained to lead the group B, by in front of Poland, and deleted to Australia in eighth, Low Countries in fourth and the subcampeón of 2018 in 'semis'.
The French, by his part, had a way a bit more complicated. They led the group D, by in front of Australia. In eighth of final, confronted to the Poland of Robert Lewandowski, whereas in the chambers lived a 'final' anticipated against England, that was another of the big candidates to the title. Finally, in semis suffered to win to the surprising Morocco, that put in aprietos to the ones of Deschamps.
Independently of the route to arrive to the big final of this Sunday, will live an authentic 'war' in research to arrive to the highest. They are two selections that know very well and that, the last time that they confronted , went also in the World-wide (in 2018) in which France carried the victory by an adjusted 4-3 in the eighth, split in which Kylin Mbappé annotated a doublet in four minutes.
It was the most recent crash, but in the Argentinian historical balance has dominated in his clashes against the combined Frenchman, with six victories, three ties and three defeats. They have confronted thrice in the Glass of the World, eight friendly and in an opportunity in the Glass of the Independence. In parties of the appointment mundialista, have been two triundos for the sudamericanos (Uruguay 1930 and Argentina 1978) and one for the French (Russia 2018).
Parties between Argentina and France
- 15/07/1930 - Argentina 1-0 France - Glass of the World (Montevideo, Uruguay)
- 03/06/1965 - France 0-0 Argentina - Friendly (Paris, France)
- 08/01/1971 - Argentina 3-4 France - Friendly (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
- 13/01/1971 - Argentina 2-0 France - Friendly (Sea of the Silver, Argentina)
- 25/06/1972 - France 0-0 Argentina - Glass of the Independence (Salvador, Brazil)
- 18/05/1974 - France 0-1 Argentina - Friendly (Paris, France)
- 26/06/1977 - Argentina 0-0 France - Friendly (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
- 06/06/1978 - Argentina 2-1 France - Glass of the World (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
- 23/03/1986 - France 2-0 Argentina - Friendly (Paris, France)
- 07/02/2007 - France 0-1 Argentina - Friendly (Saint-Denis, France)
- 11/02/2009 - France 0-2 Argentina - Friendly (Marseilles, France)
- 30/06/2018- France 4-3 Argentina - World-wide Glass (Kazan, Russia)
They are two historical selections that pursue the same aim and that will gather to big stars in research of the title. Lionel Messi will be the attendant to direct, once again, to his and finish to sign a World-wide that is being sensacional and in which it has signed five goals, the same that a Kylian Mbappé that, beside Antoine Griezmann, has dressed of leader for 'them bleus' in Qatar.
Messi and Mbappé have happened to be mates in the Paris Saint-Germain to be the worst possible enemies in one of the most important parties of the year. They leave backwards any type of complicity achieved in all this together time and will become the big references in the field so that his respective country go back to the highest.
There will be surprises?
It is not a secret for anybody that France arrived with a few doubts to the final after varied of his players were victims of a vírus in Qatar. Didier Deschamps lost to Upamecano and Rabiot for the 'semis' against Morocco and in the last days had added several players more to the infirmary, but in the training of this Saturday had all his entrellas.
Like this then , it does not foresee surprises in the alignment of France, even by the doubts of Tchouameni and Theo Hernández, 'touched' in the last party. The seleccionador of 54 years will be able to have all his players and will not have limitantes, the same that Lionel Scaloni that will recover to Marcos Coins and Gonzalo Montiel after losing the semifinals by sanction.
Also it has confirmed the presence of Lionel Messi, the one who had felt annoyances in the previous, but that is totally recovered to form part of the XI and lead to 'his' Argentina to the dream mundialista. Like this then , except drastic twist of script in the previous hours of the party, will be all the stars gathered.
