Argentina Vs. France World Cup Final: Is there more to these National Teams than their GLITTERING stars?
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The 2022 FIFA World Cup is at its end and it all boils down to game on Sunday between France and Argentina. Although, the entire spotlight is one Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi. These two teams have excellent supporting cast too. England did find it easier than others to stop Kylian Mbappe’s pace and that is where another stars step in.
Apart from Lionel Messi, Argentina’s young striker Julian Alvarez has also bagged 4 goals at the World Cup whereas for France Olivier Giroud has also scored 4 alongside Kylian Mbappe’s 5. All eyes would be on the defensive lines of both the teams as none proved to be flawless.
Jules Kounde, Raphael Varane, Imbrahima Konate and Theo Hernandez started the defense for France in the game against Morocco. It was their first clean sheet of the tournament. Moreover, Moroccan defender Jawad El Yamiq was unlucky enough to have his shot off the post. French captain Hugo Lloris has been sensational proving the World yet again why he is considered one of the best goalkeepers.
Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolas Otamendi, and Nicolas Tagliafico held the defensive line for Argentina in their Semi-final against Croatia. Their defense took a hit in the starting match of the campaign where Argentina lost to Saudi Arabia, an unfancied team. The goalkeeper, Emiliano Martinez has been a rock in from of the goal post.
Will France be playing in an AWAY-GAME scenario after the footballing fans back Argentina’s Lionel Messi for World Cup?
Although the French squad is going in for their second consecutive World Cup trophy, the world is behind Lionel Messi. It had made a point in this World Cup, being played in Qatar that the fans and authorities have favored Messi towards his first World Cup trophy.
As a piece from history between the two nations, out of their 12 previous meeting on World stage, Argentina has won 6 encounters. 3 of them have ended in a tie. the current generation of French Football previously knocked out the current ‘Copa America’ champions in 2018.
With the whole who is the greatest player of all time debate, Lionel Messi has a chance to put a full stop at the end of it. Unfortunately, Messi announced that this FIFA World Cup final would be his last game in the Argentine jersey. This announcement has created a buzz in the world of football and majority fans want Lionel Messi to end on a high note.
This is not Messi’s first international retirement, he said in 2016, “For me, the national team is over, “I was thinking in the locker room that this is it. I am no longer going to play for the national team. Like what I had just said, this is my fourth final, it is not for me. Unfortunately, I have come this far (to the final). It is what I wanted more than anything, but it wasn’t meant to be. I think this is it,”
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