The World Cup in Qatar will end on Sunday. In the decisive match in Lusail, the teams of Argentina and France will meet for the coveted trophy. The forecast for this duel is presented to your attention.
Argentina
Argentina's national team has been spending a wonderful two years with Lionel Messi. In 2021, she became the winner of the America's Cup, and now she is close to winning the main tournament of the fourth anniversary. The playoffs for the "blue and white" did not start too rosy - in the 1/8 finals they overcame the Australian national team (2:1), after which they defeated the Netherlands national team (2:2, 4:3 on penalties) only in a series of post–match penalties. But in the semifinals, the Argentines were able to defeat the Croatian national team (3:0).
France
For 60 years, no team has managed to win the World Championships twice in a row, but the French are close to achieving such success for the first time in their history. In the 1/8 finals, Didier Deschamps' team easily coped with the Polish national team (3:1). In the next round, there was already a hard victory over the England national team (2:1), where extra time was avoided thanks to Harry Kane's miss from the penalty spot at the end of the meeting. In the semifinals, "tricolor" beat the national team of Morocco in the class (2:0).
Statistics and figures
- Argentina has lost only 1 match out of the last 42, winning 29 times;
- In the last three matches of Argentina, the Total bet was more than 2.5;
- Argentina has a 5-match unbeaten streak at the World Championships (4 wins + 1 draw);
- Argentina won 4 of the five head-to-head matches played with France, losing only once;
- France has a 9-match unbeaten streak (6 wins + 3 losses);
- In four of the last six matches of France, the bet was "Both teams will score + Total more than 2.5";
- France has lost only 1 match out of the last 14 at the World Championships, winning 11 times.
Forecast
France, which lost Karim Benzema before the start of the tournament, has additional personnel problems for the decisive matches at the tournament. Upamecano and Rabiot did not play with the British, without whom the defensive link of the team gave a serious slack – the team somehow miraculously managed without scoring goals when it was openly carried and torn apart at certain intervals of the match. Now there are questions about the possibility of Varane, Theo Hernandez and several other attacking players participating in the match. The national team of Argentina acts quite competently, except that sometimes failing the endings of the second half. But in the final, the concentration should go off the scale from the start to the final whistle.
