Qatar 2022: Argentina vs. France: Messi, Mbappe, and passing of torch in match of legendary status

This is Messi's last stand to win the elusive World Cup but the final in Lusail could become the crowning of a new king

Thirty days and 63 matches have gone by at the first World Cup in the Middle East, and the final will be between two two-time champions, Argentina and France, at the 90,000-capacity Lusail Stadium in Doha. Will it be the crowning achievement of Lionel Messi’s extraordinary football career, or will it be a torch-passing ceremony to the quicksilver Kylian Mbappe?

France’s first triumph was in 1998 in Paris, and they had to wait 20 years before winning again in Russia in 2018. Argentina’s first win also came on home soil in Buenos Aires in 1978, before Diego “the Hand of God” Maradona achieved immortality with a second triumph in Mexico in 1986. Going into the Qatar 2022 World Cup, FIFA ranked Argentina third and France fourth. Transfer Market put a value of $686 million on La Albiceleste, while Deschamps’ team has a valuation of $1.1 billion, including arguably the best young football player in the world, Mbappe. For emphasis, this French team is shorn of Paul Pogba, Karim Benzema, and N’Golo Kante.

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