The champion of the 2022 FIFA World Cup might be topped on Sunday, when Argentina takes on France at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar. Here’s every part it’s good to know in regards to the highly-anticipated match:

HOW TO WATCH THE WORLD CUP FINAL

Who: Argentina vs. France
Where: Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar
When: Sunday, Dec. 18 at 10 a.m. ET
TV/Streaming information: Coverage begins at 9 a.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app

PROJECTED STARTING LINEUPS

Argentina: Emiliano Martinez, Nahuel Molina, Cristian Romero, Nicolas Otamendi, Marcos Acuña, Enzo Fernandez, Leandro Paredes, Rodrigo De Paul, Alex Mac Allister, Julian Alvarez, Lionel Messi

Though Nicolás Tagliafico did an impressive job of filling in for Marcos Acuña, who was serving a one-match suspension for accumulating two yellow playing cards, Acuña has been important to Lionel Scaloni’s model of play on the World Cup and may assume his place within the remaining. Leandro Paredes as the one actual wild card, as Scaloni might choose to start out three heart backs like he did towards the Netherlands within the quarterfinals. If that is the case, Lisandro Martinez will doubtless begin in Paredes’ place.

France: Huglo Lloris, Jules Kounde, Raphaël Varane, Ibrahima Konate, Theo Hernandez, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Adrien Rabiot, Antoine Griezmann, Ousmane Dembele, Olivier Giroud, Kylian Mbappé

There’s excellent news and unhealthy information for Didier Deschamps’ facet. The excellent news is that Dayot Upamecano and Adrien Rabiot, who have been each sidelined for France’s semifinal vs. Morocco with flu-like signs, returned to coaching on Friday. The unhealthy information is that 5 extra gamers — Aurélien Tchouaméni, Kingsley Coman, Raphaël Varane, Ibrahima Konaté and Theo Hernández — didn’t practice. None of them have been dominated out of Sunday’s matchup, however that is numerous key gamers to be lacking within the lead-up to a remaining.

IF FRANCE WINS …

• It would turn out to be the fourth nation to win the World Cup at the least 3 times.
• It would turn out to be the third nation to win back-to-back World Cup titles and the primary since Brazil in 1962.
• Its document with Kylian Mbappé within the beginning XI would enhance to 12-0-0.
• Mbappé would be part of Pelé as the one gamers to win a number of males’s World Cup titles earlier than turning 24 years previous.
• Hugo Lloris would turn out to be the primary man to win a number of World Cups as captain.
• Argentina would be part of Germany as essentially the most runner-up finishes on the males’s World Cup with 4.

IF ARGENTINA WINS …

• It would be part of Spain (2010) as the one groups to win the boys’s World Cup after dropping its opening match.
• It would turn out to be the fourth nation to win the World Cup at the least 3 times.
• Lionel Messi would win his first World Cup.

THE STATE OF THE GOLDEN BOOT

• Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé lead the Golden Boot race with 5 targets every, nonetheless, Mbappé is technically in first place as a result of he has extra non-penalty targets. Messi must rating in Sunday’s remaining to take the lead.
• If Mbappé scores, he would turn out to be simply the fifth man to attain in a number of World Cup finals and the second to attain in back-to-back finals.
• If Messi scores, he would turn out to be the primary man to attain within the spherical of 16, quarterfinals, semifinals, and remaining at a single World Cup because the spherical of 16 was launched in 1986.
• Julián Álvarez and Olivier Giroud each have 4 targets.
• If Messi or Giroud win the Golden Boot, they might be award’s oldest winner.

WHAT ARE THE ODDS?

France: +170 (wager $10 to win $27 complete)
Argentina: +170 (wager $10 to win $27 complete) 
Draw: +190 (wager $10 to win $29 complete)

Over/Under Total Odds — 2.5
Over: +140 (wager $10 to win $24 complete)
Under: -200 (wager $10 to win $15 complete)

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