Argentina vs France
FIFA World Cup
Date: 18 December 2022, Sunday
Kick-off at 15:00 UK / 16:00 CET
Venue: Lusail Iconic Stadium (Lusail).

Argentina bagged two or more goals in each of the last five matches
France notched at least two goals in all but one of their six games in Qatar
Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi are the tournament’s joint-top scorers with five goals each
Lionel Messi is set for one last dance
Argentina opened the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with a shocking 1-2 defeat at the hands of Saudi Arabia. Many experts had already seen them out of the tournament with the fixtures against Mexico and Poland remaining.

Nevertheless, Lionel Messi and company refused to give up. Instead, they gave it all on the football pitch to initiate a stunning five-game winning streak and book the big final against France.

Los Gauchos showed extraordinary team spirit to rise above the occasion and perform at the highest level despite being under huge pressure in every single of their previous five games.

Messi has led them in all games along the way, while the others popped up every now and then. Enzo Fernandez came up with a beauty of a strike against the Mexicans, Alexis MacAllister stole the show against Poland, while Julian Alvarez starred in the 3-0 drubbing of Croatia in the semifinal.

Lionel Scaloni’s men have scored at least two goals in each of the previous five games. They will certainly have plenty of room to deliver on Sunday against France who have kept just one clean sheet since the start of the tournament.

France are chasing back-to-back titles
Many experts saw France as one of the main contenders in Qatar despite numerous problems with injuries for Didier Deschamps and his squad.

Indeed, Les Bleus justified the tag, reaching the final without any problems whatsoever in the process.

Even the quarterfinal clash against mighty England went pretty much smooth for Les Bleus who shifted gears when it mattered most to snatch the win via Olivier Giroud’s second-half.



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阿根廷vs法国
国际足联世界杯
日期:2022年12月18日，星期日
开球时间:英国15:00 /欧洲中部16:00
地点:卢塞尔标志性体育场(卢塞尔)。

阿根廷队在最近五场比赛中每场都进了两个或更多球
法国队在卡塔尔的六场比赛中，除了一场外，其他比赛都至少进了两个球
基利安·姆巴佩(Kylian Mbappe)和莱昂内尔·梅西(Lionel Messi)分别以5球的成绩并列射手榜榜首
莱昂内尔·梅西准备跳最后一支舞
2022年卡塔尔世界杯，阿根廷以1-2不敌沙特阿拉伯，令人震惊地拉开了比赛的序幕。许多专家已经认为他们将在对阵墨西哥和波兰的比赛中出局。

然而，莱昂内尔·梅西和他的伙伴们拒绝放弃。相反，他们在足球场上全力以赴，开始了惊人的五连胜，并锁定了与法国的决赛。

洛斯高乔人表现出非凡的团队精神，在过去的五场比赛中，尽管在每一场比赛中都面临着巨大的压力，但他们仍然表现出了最高的水平。

梅西在这一路走来的所有比赛中都是他们的领头羊，而其他人则时不时地出现。恩佐·费尔南德斯在对阵墨西哥的比赛中打进一球，亚历克西斯·麦克阿利斯特在对阵波兰的比赛中大出风头，而朱利安·阿尔瓦雷斯则在半决赛中以3-0击败克罗地亚的比赛中发挥出色。

在过去的五场比赛中，莱昂内尔·斯卡罗尼的球队每场都至少进了两球。在周日对阵法国队的比赛中，他们肯定有足够的空间去发挥，法国队自比赛开始以来只保持了一场零封。

法国队正在追逐两连冠
许多专家认为法国队是卡塔尔世界杯的主要竞争者之一，尽管德尚和他的球队饱受伤病困扰。

事实上，蓝衣军团证明了这个标签是正确的，在进入决赛的过程中没有任何问题。

即使是四分之一决赛对阵强大的英格兰队，蓝衣军团也相当顺利，他们在最重要的时刻改变了策略，通过奥利维尔·吉鲁的下半场夺取了胜利。