On Sunday, December 18, the Argentina national team will meet with the national team of France in the decisive match of the 2022 World Cup.

The fight will take place at Lusail-Iconic Stadium in Lusail.. The starting whistle of the chief referee will sound at 17. 00 Kyiv time.

Team history The teams have played each other 12 times and the advantage is on the side of Argentina - six wins against three draws and three triumphs of France.

At the world championship, the teams crossed three times: two victories for Albiceleste and one for the French. The last time the rivals determined a stronger 2018. Then France beat Argentina in a spectacular match of the 1/8 finals with a score of 4:3. Albiceleste won the group stage in 1978 (2:1) and 1930 (1:0).

The way to the final At the start of the 2022 World Cup, the Argentines sensationally lost to Saudi Arabia (1:2), after which they defeated Mexico (2:0) and Poland (0:2). This allowed the wards of Lionel Scaloni to reach the playoffs from the first place..

In the 1/8 finals, " In the quarterfinals, Leo Messi and company knocked out the Netherlands national team - the regular time of the match ended with a score of 2: 2, and the Argentines triumphed in the penalty shootout.

In the semi-final "

On their way to the playoffs, the French defeated Australia (4:1), defeated Denmark (2:1) and sensationally lost to Tunisia (0:1), finishing the group stage in first place.

In the 1/8 finals, the team of Didier Deschamps defeated Poland (3: 1), and in the quarter-finals "

In the semi-final meeting, the reigning world champions turned out to be stronger than the main sensation of the World Cup - the Moroccan team (2: 0).

Argentina reached the final of the World Cup for the sixth time in history:

in 1978 and 1986, the Argentines became champions, and in 1930, 1990 and 2014 they lost in the finals.

The French team is also a two-time world champion (1998, 2018). One more time (2006) "

Recall that the French are the reigning world champions.. In the final of the previous World Cup " The French national team can become only the third team in history to defend the title of the winner of the World Cup. Previously, Italy (1934–1938) and Brazil (1958–1962) succeeded..