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France struggles in Argentina
In addition to the worldwide rivalry between these two countries, the World Cup final is also a date with history.
The World Cup final between Argentina and France is going to be all the rage.’
Final match info
- When: July 29th at the Lusail Iconic Stadium, Doha
- When: Sunday, December 18 at 6pm (15:00 GMT)
The FIFA ranking for Argentina is 3, and the FIFA ranking for France is 4.
Since 1930, Argentina has played 12 games against France, and they’ve won six of them with three draws.
For the past few days, football fans have been debating which of the two ten-man soccer players will lead their team to victory Sunday. The battle has once again focused on Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe, who both play for Argentina and France respectively. The two numbers 10s are known for their outstanding performances on the field and in front of goal.
Messi, the best soccer player ever and “the” man for PlayStation, is set to retire at the end of the season. Everyone knows about the phenomenal talent of Mbappe, 23 and currently in his second World Cup. He’s not only scoring goals, but he’s also playing a lot more defensively than Messi was during his prime years.
But, it is, naturally, more complicated than that.
Argentina has been winning consistently since Messi took the field, and that’s largely because of his style of play. As his years advance, he is no longer just a goal machine, but a playmaker who empowers his teammates with tactical brilliance. Every moment matters.
Messi’s Argentina has done a great job of demonstrating that a football team only as powerful as its group, not just one member.
It’s difficult to say how this might have played out if players such as Karim Benzema, Paul Pogba and N’Golo Kante had been able to participate. The attention of the world’s press, as well as that of defensive lines across the tournament, shifted towards Mbappe as a result. And that allowed Antoine Griezmann and Olivier Giroud more space and time to dominate.
“Tomorrow’s game is Argentina against France, much more than Messi or Mbappe,” Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni told reporters on Saturday when asked about the two superstar and PSG teammates who have both scored five goals in Qatar so far.
“I think that both teams have the weapons they need. Right now, for example, I believe France has more weapons than Argentina,” Messi said. Heading into the final match of the tournament, Messi believes that no player should be counted out and other players will decide the outcome rather than just him and Di Maria as he’s “doing well and let’s hope the match goes our way.”
France will face England in the dazzling Quater-finals at the Luzhniki Stadium in Russia and it looks like many of its key players, who were out with a virus, will be back to full health. Germany will also be hoping that their stars can recover from injury for their upcoming clash, as Joachim Löw hopes to avoid defeat for the eighth time out of his ten matches as coach of Die Nationalmannschaft.
“The France team has always been for me the most beautiful thing that has happened to me in my professional career,” Deschamps told reporters on Saturday.
After playing football professionally for 10 years, as well as being a coach, it’s fun to be in this position now. Now I get to combine the things I love into one project. From being a player 10 years ago, and now coaching, it’s been amazing my whole career.
Date with history
At the present time, Argentina is the reigning World Cup champion, while France first won it in 1998.
The passionate supporters in Doha are optimistic and excited for Argentina. They’re ready to celebrate a third World Cup victory and the nearly 90,000-capacity Lusail Stadium will be packed with fans supporting their team.
With the prospect of Messi finally winning a World Cup, fans came across the globe to watch him in 2022. At least 40,000 Argentinians are estimated to be in Qatar’s stadium.
“We all believe this will be Messi’s day,” said Ricardo Schwarz, a teacher from Cordoba, his voice hoarse from singing the Argentina fan songs for more than an hour.
It’s not easy to get tickets to popular events, but we haven’t given up hope yet! They are out there and at a cost that still makes sense for most people.
Supporters told AFP that tickets to the 2018 World Cup were being offered for more than $4,000.
Deschamps refused to acknowledge that he plans to cause a hostile environment for the Brazilians during the final: “They sing a lot and are very expressive. That’s good,” Deschamps said. “It’s the World Cup final after all, but our opponents are not in the stands.”
This year marks the 11th consecutive time that a South American and European nation have faced each other in the final.
The French have shown off a strong, determined game plan in their last two games. In both the quarterfinal and semifinal games against England and Morocco, they’ve taken a first-half lead and then been content to sit back and play on the counterattack.
Can Argentina’s loss against Messi in a scintillating match work against them?
French captain Hugo Lloris made the bold statement that “things always happen for which you are not prepared,” as he gears up for his third World Cup in charge. Regardless of how it all turns out, he’ll know that he gave it his all and showed everything a captain should.
People agree that Argentina is a strong team, but it seems as though this team has a ton of passion and motivation. With Messi leading the team, they have no doubt they will be successful.
From: Beuteeshop