In what could be his last match in a World Cup, Lionel Andrés Messi is aiming for glory in the 2022 Qatar final against Kylian Mbappé’s France. It will be from 16:00, at the Lusail stadium, in front of a multitude of Argentine fans. More info in minute-by-minute coverage of Clarin:
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IT’S TODAY, IT’S NOW: The national team plays the final of the World Cup
Fan flag in Doha. (EFE/EPA/MARTIN DIVISEK)
From 12, at the Lusail Stadium, the Argentina national team plays the final of the Qatar 2022 World Cup against France. Lionel Scaloni has not yet confirmed the starting team or the scheme, even if in the press conference he declared that he has already defined it.
A crowd of Argentines is expected on the pitch, and another in every city in the country after the match. There will be no buses in most cities and the anxiety of the fans has been felt on social media. It’s today, it’s now. Argentina aims for the third star.
“A game that will go down in history”
The French national team’s official Twitter account posted eight hours after they started play in the World Cup final against Argentina
The story between Argentina and France
One of the three matches played by Argentina and France for the 1978 World Cup. Photo AFP
The teams of Argentina and France have met in a total of 12 matches. Albiceleste won 6 times and the European Championship 3, while the remaining matches ended in a draw.
At the World Cup, however, Argentina won 1-0 in 1930 with a goal from Luis Monti, and in 1978 2-1, with a goal from a penalty by Daniel Passarella and another by Leopoldo Luque (Michel Platini discounted).
The most recent memory is that of Russia 2018, when Argentina were eliminated in the round of 16 after losing 4-3. Ángel Di María, Gabriel Mercado and Sergio Agüero converted for the squad led by Jorge Sampaoli and which had Lionel Scaloni as assistant on the pitch. Antoine Griezzman, from a penalty, Benjamin Pavard and Kylian Mbappé, on two occasions, gave victory to France, then champions.
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Javier “Pupi” Zanetti was on video call in “PH: We can talk”.
Javier Zanetti affirmed that “the whole country is behind the same dream” of winning the World Cup in the final against France and assured that the Argentine team “will give everything necessary to be champions”.
“These guys have a great opportunity and I hope things go the way we all want because we all deserve joy,” said the former Banfield and Inter Milan player, who played in the France 98 and Korea-Japan 2002 World Cups.
Also, in a video call participation in the “PH: Podemos Hablar” program, he referred to France: “It is a great rival, but we go with all the enthusiasm and all the strength that the Argentine people are showing with this team “.
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Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe, face to face. Photo. Juan MABROMATA and Gabriel BOUYS / AFP.
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In Venado Tuerto they banned the sale of alcohol during and after the final
The mayor of Venado Tuerto, Leonel Chiarella, has ordered a ban on the sale of alcohol in the city’s shops, from 12 this Sunday, the start time of the World Cup final between Argentina and France, until 20.
“We want to inform you that by the government of Venado Tuerto we have ordered a ban on the sale of alcohol to all businesses, from 12:00 to 20:00 next Sunday the 18th,” the Santa Fe official wrote on Twitter. .
Furthermore, he emphasized: “We will not let the usual misfits ruin our meetings.”
The Argentina national team sang the anthem on all television channels a few hours before the final against France
The Qatar 2022 World Cup final between Argentina and France is just hours away and anticipation is building. To alleviate the wait (or increase the anxiety of the fans, as the case may be), the Argentine Football Federation (AFA) has ordered a very particular institutional action.
It is that, at midnight this Sunday, the main television signals on the air simultaneously broadcast the Argentine national anthem sung by the players of the Albiceleste national team.
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Source: Clarin
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