Argentina – France ▶ ️ Predictions

Argentina – France forecast

* World Cup Final. In the event of a tie, extra time follows and, if necessary, a penalty shoot-out.

* The two countries have met three times in the World Cup. Argentina won their first two matches, but in 2018 France prevailed 4-3 in the round of 16. The Tricolor have only won three of their previous 12 encounters with Argentina (3-3-6).

Sixth World Cup Final for Argentina (won twice in 1978 and 1986). If you lose, it will be the nation that has lost the most in the finals (four, along with Germany).

* France’s fourth World Cup final, all since 1998. Should they win, they would become only the third country to reach the summit in two consecutive tournaments (Italy 1934, 1938 and Brazil 1958, 1962).

* France have been unbeaten in their last 10 World Cup matches against Latin American teams (6-4-0).

Ten times they faced each other in the final between a Latin American country and a European country. In 7 out of 10 cases, the trophy ended up in the Latin American country. But in 2/3 defeats, the losers were Argentina!

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Argentina

previous match: 3-0 win over Croatia in the semi-finals. Messi made it 1-0 with a penalty in the 34th minute, and Alvarez made it 2-0 in the 39th minute. The final was set up 3-0 in the 69th minute by Alvarez, after a great individual effort from Messi. fair result.

It all started with a shocking and embarrassing defeat from Saudi Arabia. In those days everyone was questioned. But it seemed that these moments built the character of the Argentine national team, which overcame obstacles and reached the final. On Tuesday, she produced one of her best performances in the semi-final against Croatia, exploiting the opponents’ gaps and two very quick attacks that scored two goals in five minutes (the first was a penalty kick for Messi).

Since then, he has managed the situation perfectly, Croatia being “heavy” and without freshness, unable to threaten the excellent Argentina, who have generally not been subjected to suspensions in the tournament (allowing only 5.7 shots per opponent per World Cup game, the fewest of any team). Etc. There was no game in which the opponent had more than 0.6 xGoal). The star of Alvarez, who also “opened” Messi, “shone”, and with him the leader of the “Albiceleste” even better. It was preceded by the accidental qualification on penalties against the Netherlands (leading 2-0, equalizing in injury time), as well as 2-1 against Australia, where goalkeeper Martins was also required in the final.

After the first bid defeat, he has four wins and one draw, in all matches since then he has scored at least two goals. “The match will be between Argentina and France, and it goes beyond the confrontation between Messi and Mbappe. The match will not be decided by these two players alone, there are many players in both teams who can decide it. We hope to get the trophy. The ideal scenario would be for Messi to lift the trophy in his match “The last one against Argentina. I think we have the best fans in the world. For some reason they need joy and I think we give them that feeling. This fact moves me,” coach Scaloni said.

It is understood that all the “lights” focus on Messi, who is an “orchestra” throughout the tournament, and it is expected that the day will be the first in the World Cup in the history of Argentina (26). If he finds the net, he will become the first player in history to score in the group stage, round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals in the same tournament! Acuña and Montiel, who were suspended against Croatia, are available. And Scaloni did not clarify yesterday whether he would form his team with three or four in defense, as he implemented both forms in the competition.

Argentina Statistics

* Over 2.5 recent 9/11 games, regardless of home and organization.

* G/G have the last 5/8 World Cup matches.

*She scored in 9/10 of her last World Cup matches.

* He faced 12 yellow cards in six matches of the tournament, i.e. 2 in each match (8 in the match against the Netherlands, and only four in the remaining five matches).

France

previous match: Morocco beat Morocco 2-0 in the World Cup semi-finals. Teo Hernandez made it 1-0 in the fifth minute, and Kolo Mwani made it 2-0 in the 79th minute. Morocco were competitive for most of the game, and deserved a goal, but France were more effective.

The second World Cup final in a row, despite the absences and the fact that few believed in it. He has a huge “stock”, experienced and classy players in all positions, which he showed in the semi-final against Morocco on Wednesday. All teams struggled against the Africans in the tournament, but Teo Hernandez’s quick goal made things easier for the Tricolors, who then found more space to operate. They had a goal and another chance with Giroud, as well as a four-four with Mbappe, and the goal was saved before half-time.

In the second half, Morocco continued to compete, but France were very resilient and serious about managing the tempo, not terribly threatening, and made it 2-0 after a fine individual effort from Mbappe and Kolo pushed the ball into an empty net. mane. It was preceded by a massive qualifier over England (2-1, with an English penalty missed in the final) and a 3-1 semi-final over Poland in ’16.

Deschamps’ team has many options in the middle and forward, and the Ebape-Giro-Debele-Griezmann quartet is the pinnacle of the championship, as it counts the most xGoals in the competition (11.9), not counting penalty kicks. It is remarkable that Griezmann has created 21 final tries in the competition and his expected assist is 3.5, which is the most attempt in a World Cup!

“My future does not depend on the outcome of the final with Argentina. We know that the majority of stadiums will support them, either because they are Argentine, or because they love this team or some of its players. I know even some French people want Argentina to win, but we will do everything we can to win,” said coach Deschamps. We know what Messi means in the history of football, but this is a match between France and Argentina. Argentina has played with six different teams and six different systems. We’ve figured it out, it might be worth it. Although it is always possible that they could do something different against us.”

Tswamini, Koeman, Varane, Konate and Hernandez, who have had problems with the virus in the past few days, trained normally. There was a problem with Giroud in the last training session (on the knee), the all-time top scorer of the French national team is questionable. If he does not succeed, then Mbappe will most likely play at the top of the attack and Thuram will take a place in the eleven.

France Statistics

* 2-3 goals in their last 10/16 matches.

*Under 2.5 Her last game on 7/11.

* Counts a total of 33 corner kicks won in the tournament, an average of 5.5 corner kicks won.

* He faced just five yellow cards in six tournament matches, averaging less than one card per match.