The 2022 FIFA World Cup Final has been confirmed. After 63 matches in Qatar, the original 32 teams are now down to a pair of heavyweights.
— GOAL (@goal) December 14, 2022
▶ When & Where
- Argentina vs. France
- Where: Lusail Stadium, Lusail
- When: Monday 4 am [NZ time]; 2 am Monday, December 19 (AEDT)
- Live coverage: Sky Sport 1, Sky Sport 7, Prime, live updates on Stuff
It will be France’s fourth World Cup final in seven editions. In 1998, Les Bleus won the title on home soil, beating Brazil 3-0 in the final. Four years ago, they also won in Russia. If France beats Argentina this time around, France will become the first nation to win back-to-back men’s World Cups since Brazil in 1958 and 1962.
— Out Of Context Football (@nocontextfooty) December 14, 2022
▶ Predicted lineups
- Argentina: Emi Martinez, Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolas Otamendi, Nicolás Tagliafico, Rodrigo De Paul, Leandro Paredes, Enzo Fernandez, Alexis Mac Allister, Lionel Messi, Julian Alvarez
- France : Hugo Loris, Jules Kounde, Raphael Varane, Dayot Upamecano, Theo Hernandez, Aurelien Tchouameni, Adrien Rabiot, Ousmane Dembele, Antione Greizmann, Kylian Mbappé, Olivier Giroud
Lionel Messi confirms that the World Cup final will be the last World Cup game he plays 🥺 pic.twitter.com/DzVcf1iv2p
— GOAL (@goal) December 14, 2022
Lionel Messi: “[I feel] a lot of happiness to be able to achieve this. To finish my World Cup career playing my last game in a final. Everything I’ve lived in this World Cup, what people experienced and how much the people back in Argentina are enjoying it all is very emotional.”