Argentina will come up against France in the final of the 2022 FIFA Qatar World Cup. The kickoff is due at 16:00 UK time at the Lusail Stadium, date: 18/12/2022.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One — Combos: Both teams to score YES + Over 2.5 goals — 2.75
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two — Correct score: Argentina 2-1 France — 10.0
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Three — Total goals: Over 2.5 — 2.44
Argentina’s last three games ended with over 2.5 goals but only in one game, against Croatia, they kept a clean sheet. They come up against a France side that has scored seven goals in their last three matches. Both sides are good goalscoring teams, for this reason the chances of this tip to come through are decent.
Although both sides appear evenly matched, France will look to retain their title by beating Argentina, thanks to the quality in their team. Both teams crossed paths in the 2018 World Cup and Les Bleus won the tie 4-3 in the round of 16. It’s a final, the game is not expected to produce goals, hence anticipating a tight win for Didier Deschamps’ men.
Argentina’s last three matches finished with over 2.5 goals. Two of France’s last three matches ended with over 2.5 goals. The last time both countries met, the game ended with over 6.5 goals. For this reason, the final could finish with over 2.5 goals, although the odds are in favour of under 2.5 goals.
France have only lost once in the World Cup so far and it was with a weakened squad against Tunisia. In the last three matches, Les Bleus won convincingly, including their comfortable 2-0 win over Morocco in the semi-final.
“>France beat Argentina 4-3 when both countries last met in the round of 16 in the Russia World Cup. Should they beat Argentina this weekend, they would become the first team since Brazil to win the World Cup back to back, having won the title back in 2018.
Argentina:
got off to a losing start in the World Cup after they lost 2-1 to Saudi Arabia. Since then, Argentina have been unstoppable and have already knockout the likes of The Netherlands and Croatia in their race to the final.
Lionel Messi’s side has a chance to win their third ever World Cup on Sunday against France and will look to avoid repeating the same mistake as they did against Germany in 2010.
Olivier Giroud scored against England and Morocco and he’s in high confidence. It’s a stretch to expect the AC Milan forward to be the first goalscorer of the game, given the number of quality players at both ends plus the nature of the game. Although, there’s a slim chance of him getting on the scoreboard first.
Argentina’s last five games ended with at least over 1.5 goals. Four of France’s last five games ended with at least over 1.5 goals. The last time both sides met, they produced seven goals. Expecting both sides to produce at least two goals at full-time is obviously feasible.
Goalkeeper: Martinez
Defenders: Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Acuna
Midfielders: De Paul, Paredes, Fernandez, Mac Allister
Forwards: Messi, Alvarez
Goalkeeper: Lloris
Defenders: Kounde, Varane, Upamecano, Hernendez
Midfielders: Tchouameni, Fofana, Griezemann
Forwards: Dembele, Giroud, Mbappe
Where will this match be played?
The game will be played at the Lusail Stadium, Qatar.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this fixture?
We recommend checking out the odds at 1XBet for Argentina vs France.