France takes on Argentina. Here is all you need to know about the FIFA World Cup final happening at Lusail stadium

18-Dec-2022
Omer Ali

The FIFA World Cup 2022 final sees both Argentina and France bidding to lift football’s most coveted trophy for the third time and therefore become the competition’s fourth most successful nation when they clash today in the World Cup final at lusail Stadium in Doha. Argentine qualified for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 final, after it took over its Croatian counterpart in the semi-finals 3-0, while France qualified at the expense of Morocco 2-0.

This is Argentina’s sixth appearance in the FIFA World Cup final. Winners in 1978 and 1986, they were runners-up in 1930, 1990 and 2014. France are appearing in their fourth final, victories in 1998 and 2018 sandwiching a defeat (on penalties) in 2006.

The following report reviews the key info about the two teams:

Argentina

Nickname: La Albiceleste

Featured 28 times in the World Cup finals

FIFA Ranking:

3 worldwide October 2022

24 lowest rating August 1996

Most Notable Records: Won the title twice, 1978 and 1986

87 World Cup matches: 47 wins - 16 draws - 24 defeats

Scored 149 goals - conceded 98 goals

Lionel Messi most appeared – 171 international matches.

France