Final World Cup

Despite Antoine Griezmann's all-action efforts, this showpiece will invariably be billed as the showdown between the Paris Saint-Germain pair of Lionel Messi ...

shootouts) at the 2022 tournament so far (4/20). There's enough talent in both sides for this game - which is devoid of a clear favourite - to be decided by a moment of magic. [bug](https://www.90min.com/posts/key-france-duo-doubtful-world-cup-semi-final-illness). He has had more shots on target (14 – 2.3 per game) than any other player at the 2022 World Cup. [France predicted lineup vs Argentina](https://www.90min.com/posts/france-predicted-lineup-vs-argentina-world-cup-final-18-12-22) In fact, it's only the second time in men's They haven't faced above 0.6 expected goals against in any of their six games so far. ANTOINE GRIEZMANN TO SCORE A PENALTY (NORMAL/ET) – France have taken the last two penalties in World Cup finals (2006 & 2018), while Griezmann has netted all three of his World Cup penalties (all in 2018), including one against Argentina and one in the final. ARGENTINA TO SCORE FIRST & WIN – Argentina are the only side to have opened the scoring in all of their World Cup matches at the 2022 tournament (6/6), while the team scoring first has won nine of the last 10 World Cup finals (D1 – France vs Italy in 2006). LIONEL MESSI TO SCORE A PENALTY (NORMAL/ET) – Three of Lionel Messi’s five goals at the 2022 World Cup have come from the penalty spot, while Argentina have taken 20% of the penalties (excl. Despite Antoine Griezmann's all-action efforts, this showpiece will invariably be billed as the showdown between the Paris Saint-Germain pair of Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe. ET & PENALTIES – Three of the last four World Cup finals have gone to extra time, while only two of the 20 finals before 2022 have gone all the way to penalties (1994 & 2006).

France and Argentina meet in the final of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar at the Lusail Stadium on Monday morning AEDT. Here's everything you need to know.

[Argentina then cruised past a well-beaten Croatia](/news/2022-12-14/fifa-world-cup-semifinal-lionel-messi-argentina-beats-croatia/101766744) side to set up the spot in a sixth World Cup final and first since 2014. Argentina have won the World Cup twice in their history, in 1978 and 1986. [France won 4-3 in a thriller to progress to the quarterfinals in Russia](/news/2018-06-30/fifa-world-cup-2018-live-score-round-of-16-france-argentina/9921664). Argentina will meet France in the World Cup final. Who is in the World Cup final? Argentina and France will meet in Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup final after the 32 teams have been whittled down to the final two over the course of the last month.

Argentina and France will compete for the 22nd World Cup title at the Lusail Stadium on Sunday. Here are the winners and runners up before Qatar 2022.

? - This is because the 1950 World Cup in Brazil was concluded with a min-league format between four teams with Uruguay winning the title.

As for the match itself, it represents Lionel Messi's last chance to win the biggest prize in football with his nation. The Argentine - who is often heralded as ...

Date and kick-off time](https://www.football.london/international-football/world-cup-third-place-playoff-25752535) As for the match itself, it represents Lionel Messi's last chance to win the biggest prize in football with his nation. Several controversial decisions have been made in Qatar, but Marciniak will be hoping to make a solid impression on the world's biggest stage. Marciniak was considered the favourite to be given the nod for the final. Someone who's also scored that many is France's Kylian Mbappe. [tournament.](https://www.football.london/all-about/world-cup)

FIFA expects a record audience for Sunday's World Cup final, a figure far greater than we see for major sports events in the United States.

“The Super Bowl exceeds (a World Cup final) in America comfortably,” adds McMurray. “This is where FIFA and other bodies will be looking very closely at the viewer data, by country and device network. “The parallel is a movie. Accessibility is undoubtedly on the rise, opening up the World Cup to even greater audiences. The sense of investment just isn’t the same with the Olympics. It is thought average viewers range between 80 and 100 million, with [La Liga](https://theathletic.com/football/la-liga/) optimistically claiming that as many as 650 million see some portion of the game in 185 different countries. In the US, the Super Bowl stands unrivalled. From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, there are broadcast deals in place to rake in TV revenues that amounted to around half of the £5.2billion ($6.4bn) income when last staging a World Cup in 2018. Estimates suggest a high-profile fixture, such as [Manchester City](https://theathletic.com/football/team/manchester-city/) versus Liverpool, might draw in the region of 20 million viewers. Interest outside of Europe is there but not nearly as much as at the World Cup. [Olympics](https://theathletic.com/olympics/) is comparable for international appeal but that is a machine of a hundred moving parts. Flick on the television or follow a stream and you will be one of more than a billion viewers to do so.

Playing in a FIFA World Cup final is a massive honor for the squads taking part in the tournament, but for football match officials, it is the biggest ...

2 Argentina 2 Australia 1 No officials on the final 12-man list are from either Argentina or France. France 2 Denmark 1 FIFA selected from one of the shortlisted officials to lead the 2022 World Cup final. With Argentina and France set to face off in a massive matchup of heavyweights, there will be enormous pressure on the match official selected for the game.