Lionel Messi’s Argentina team (twice winners of the trophy decades ago) and Kylian Mbappe’s France team (reigning world champions) compete in the grand final of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar on Sunday. The match at Lusail Stadium will start at 17:00 and will be broadcast on LiveBlog on HotNews.ro and live on TVR 1.

Argentina – France, grand final of the 2022 World Cup

PSG team-mates Messi and Mbappe will meet on Sunday for a huge stake: to win their countries’ third ever World Cup. “Cougars” won in 1978 and 1986, and “Galician Roosters” triumphed in 1998 and 2018.

Probable teams:

Argentinian: E. Martinez – Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Lisandro Martinez, Acuña – De Paul, Enzo Fernandez, Mc Allister – Messi, Alvarez. coach: Lionel Scaloni

France: Lloris – Kunde, Varane, Upamecano, T. Hernandez – Chuameni, Rabiot – Dembele, Griezmann, Mbappe – Giroud. coach: Didier Deschamps.

Szymon Marciniak will judge the World Cup final between Argentina and France

41-year-old Polish referee Szymon Marciniak was appointed by FIFA to officiate the grand final between Argentina and France.

At this final tournament, the Pole refereed both national teams. Szymon Marciniak officiated the game between Argentina and Argentina. Australia (2-1) and the match between France and France. Denmark (2-1).

His team will be supplemented by assistants Pavel Sokolnytskyi and Tomash Listkevych.

The results of the two finalists of the WC-2022

• Argentinian

Group C: 1-2 against Saudi Arabia, 2-0 against Mexico, 2-0 against Argentina

Optimal: 2-1 against Australia

Quarters: 2-2 (2-2) against Holland, 4-3 on penalties

Semifinals: 3-0 against Croatia.

• France

Group D: 4-1 against Australia, 2-1 against Denmark, 0-1 against Tunisia

Optimal: 3-1 against Poland

Quarters: 2-1 against England

Semifinals: 2-0 against Morocco.

Argentina – France in history

1930: Argentina vs. France 1-0 / World Cup

1965: Argentina v France 0-0 / Friendly match

1971: Argentina v France 3-4 / Friendly match

1971: Argentina v France 2-0 / Friendly match

1972: Argentina v France 0-0 / Brazilian Independence Cup

1974: Argentina v France 1-0 / Friendly match

1977: Argentina v France 0-0 / Friendly match

1978: Argentina vs. France 2-1 / World Cup

1986: Argentina v France 0-2 / Friendly match

2007: Argentina – France 1-0 / Friendly match

2009: Argentina – France 2-0 / Friendly match

2018: Argentina – France 3-4 / World Cup.

Know:

• French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte, as well as other stars of French football, will be present at the match. Instead, there will be no striker Karim Benzema or former UEFA president Michel Platini.

• Argentine President Alberto Fernandez said on Saturday he would not travel to the World Cup finals, suggesting between the lines that it would be superstition to avoid bringing misfortune to the national team.