Despite a slew of ailments before the competition, France has been fantastic, overpowering opponents with the speed and accuracy of Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann’s counter-attacks. With No. 9 Olivier Giroud in top form, they’re a difficult opponent.
Nonetheless, Messi and Argentina will be licking their chops after witnessing the lengthy spells of pressure that the French suffered in their quarterfinal against Morocco. The Albiceleste are structured well to possess the ball and deal with the pace on the break against the France formation.
Argentina vs France prediction
Lean Moneyline: Draw (+200) Lean toward the spread: Argentina: +0.5 (-225) Prediction of the Score: Argentina and France draw 1-1 in the World Cup final, with Argentina winning on penalties. These are two of the three best teams in the world, in my opinion, and there is almost nothing between them.
We say: Mbappe versus Messi: Argentina 2-1 France Tchouameni vs. Fernandez. versus Mac Allister, Griezmann In a World Cup final where goals will almost certainly be scored, countless individual battles should decide the tournament’s fate.
Deschamps’ ill players haven’t been able to find the perfect defensive formula in Qatar, and they might have lost to Morocco on another day. However, their penchant for quick counterattacks should come to the forefront regardless.
However, Argentina, which has only failed to score more than once against Saudi Arabia, can simultaneously demonstrate Les Bleus’ weaknesses in the backline and channel their own defensive expertise. In football, fairytale endings are never guaranteed, but viewers all over the world can anticipate seeing Messi holding the 18-karat gold trophy.
Argentina vs France team news
After a grueling month-long journey in Qatar, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni officially has a fully healthy team, which is unusual at this stage of the competition. Angel Di Maria’s and Paulo Dybala’s fitness is the only small concern because the former was not used as a substitute against Croatia in the semifinals and the latter made his first appearance of the tournament, playing just 16 minutes off the bench. It hasn’t mattered because Julian Alvarez has done a great job supporting superstar Lionel Messi.
France has successfully weathered their initial injury crisis. Paul Pogba, N’Golo Kante, Karim Benzema, Presnel Kimpembe, Christopher Nkunuku, and Mike Maignan are all out for Les Bleus because of injuries sustained prior to the World Cup. In the subsequent match, they lost Lucas Hernandez to a torn ACL. However, they have utilized their world-class depth, with Lucas Hernandez performing admirably in his brother’s absence and Olivier Giroud excelling at the front in Benzema’s absence.
Lineup
Argentina:
- E. Martinez;
- Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Acuna;
- De Paul, Fernandez, Mac Allister;
- Di Maria, Messi, Alvarez
France:
- Lloris;
- Kounde, Varane, Upamecano, T. Hernandez;
- Tchouameni, Rabiot;
- Dembele, Griezmann, Mbappe;
- Giroud
Where to watch
Here’s how you can watch all the action in some of the major global territories.
| Date | Time | TV Channel | Streaming | |
| USA | Sun, Dec. 18 | 10:00 ET | Fox, Telemundo, Universo | fuboTV, Fox Sports site/app, Telemundo Deportes site/app, Peacock, Universo Now |
| Canada | Sun, Dec. 18 | 10:00 ET | TSN 1, CTV, RDS (French) | TSN site/app, CTV website, RDS app |
| UK | Sun, Dec. 18 | 15:00 GMT | BBC One, ITV 1, STV | BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website, ITVX, STV Player |
| Australia | Mon, Dec. 19 | 02:00 AEDT | SBS | SBS On Demand |
| India | Sun, Dec. 18 | 20:30 IST | Sports 18, MTV HD (Hindi) | JioTV |
| Hong Kong | Sun, Dec. 18 | 23:00 HKT | Now TV (Ch. 616, 618), ViuTV | Now TV |
| Malaysia | Sun, Dec. 18 | 23:00 MYT | RTM TV2, Astro FIFA World Cup 1 | Astro GO, RTMKlik |
| Singapore | Sun, Dec. 18 | 23:00 SGT | Channel 5, StarHub TV FIFA World Cup, Singtel FIFA World Cup 141 | Singtel TV GO, CAST, StarHub TV+, MeWatch |
| New Zealand | Mon, Dec. 19 | 04:00 NZDT | Sky Sport 7 beIN Sports | Sky Go, Sky Sport NOW |