Who is the most successful team in the World Cup Argentina or France?
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France and Argentina are set to play one of the most exciting finals ever to be played in the history of the beautiful game in the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2022. The Lusail Iconic Stadium will host the event on the 18th of December, Sunday. The match will also be significant as it is the final World Cup game for Lionel Messi.
Both teams have had equal points in different groups, with 2 wins and 1 loss each—both the wins against stronger oppositions and a loss against the weakest in the group. Argentina lost to Saudi Arabia, and France lost to Tunisia.
The South American giants and The European nation have had quite a similar World Cup history. They have had 2 World Cups each and are eyeing their third. They are just a game away from creating an account and maybe putting their name on the list of the elite players to be part of the competition throughout history.
Argentina and France in World Cup Knockout stages
France has qualified for 16 World Cups and has been in the knockout phases of the FIFA World Cup 10 times, so now, if we consider the 2022 campaign. They won twice, were runners-up in one, had a third-place finish in two, and a single fourth-place finish. They also had two quarter-final exits and a round of 16 entries.
Argentina, on the other hand, has been in a total of 12 knockout phases out of a total of 18 times of participation. The South American giants have won the tournament twice, were runners-up thrice, and had exited the game four times in the quarter-finals and two times in the round of 16.
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Argentina and France in the FIFA World Cup finals
France had been in three finals and had a good chance of converting that appearance into a title win. They were a part of the finals in 1998 against Brazil, which they won. They lost to Italy in the 2006 World Cup final. In 2018 they won agist Croatia’s golden generation, which was in his prime, in Russia.
Argentina was the runners-up in the first-ever football World Cup in 1930. The next time out, they were the champions 48 years later in 78. 8 years later, Diego Maradona lifted the trophy again in 1986 and lost to West Germany in the successive World Cup finals in 1990. 2014 was the last time they reached the finals, only to lose to Germany again.
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