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Argentina national football team
World Cup | Final
Dec 18, 2022 at 3pm UK
Lusail Iconic Stadium
France national football team

Argentina
3 - 3
France

Messi (23' pen., 108'), di Maria (36')
Fernandez (45+7'), Acuna (90+8'), Paredes (114'), Montiel (116'), Martinez (126')
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Mbappe (80' pen., 81', 118' pen.)
Rabiot (55'), Thuram (87'), Giroud (90+5')
Argentina win 4-2 on penalties
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The Match

Analysis

Sports Mole provides highlights, man of the match and stats from Argentina's incredible penalty shootout victory over France in the 2022 World Cup final.

Match Report

Argentina survive a miraculous France comeback in one of the great World Cup finals to win 4-2 on penalties after a spectacular 3-3 draw at the Lusail Iconic Stadium.

Team News

Dayot Upamecano and Adrien Rabiot both overcome illness to return to the France starting XI for the World Cup 2022 final with Argentina at the Lusail Iconic Stadium.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's World Cup clash between Argentina and France, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how France could line up for Sunday's World Cup 2022 final against Argentina.

Form, Standings, Stats

Argentina

All competitions
Last Game: Argentina 3-0 Croatia
Tuesday, December 13 at 7pm in World Cup

France

All competitions
Last Game: France 2-0 Morocco
Wednesday, December 14 at 7pm in World Cup

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Argentina win with a probability of 37.13%. A win for France had a probability of 34.93% and a draw had a probability of 27.9%.

The most likely scoreline for an Argentina win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.9%) and 2-0 (6.83%). The likeliest France win was 0-1 (10.93%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.14%).

Result
ArgentinaDrawFrance
37.13% (-0.944 -0.94) 27.94% (1.345 1.35) 34.93% (-0.39700000000001 -0.4)
Both teams to score 47.95% (-4.24 -4.24)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
41.95% (-5.306 -5.31)58.05% (5.31 5.31)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
21.27% (-4.352 -4.35)78.73% (4.356 4.36)
Argentina Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.94% (-3.113 -3.11)30.06% (3.116 3.12)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.81% (-3.906 -3.91)66.19% (3.91 3.91)
France Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.55% (-2.881 -2.88)31.45% (2.884 2.88)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.18% (-3.47 -3.47)67.83% (3.473 3.47)
Score Analysis
    Argentina 37.13%
    France 34.93%
    Draw 27.93%
ArgentinaDrawFrance
1-0 @ 11.36% (1.27 1.27)
2-1 @ 7.9% (-0.392 -0.39)
2-0 @ 6.83% (0.211 0.21)
3-1 @ 3.17% (-0.46 -0.46)
3-0 @ 2.74% (-0.157 -0.16)
3-2 @ 1.83% (-0.44 -0.44)
4-1 @ 0.95% (-0.237 -0.24)
Other @ 2.36%
Total : 37.13%
1-1 @ 13.14% (0.5 0.5)
0-0 @ 9.45% (1.756 1.76)
2-2 @ 4.57% (-0.626 -0.63)
Other @ 0.77%
Total : 27.93%
0-1 @ 10.93% (1.286 1.29)
1-2 @ 7.6% (-0.32 -0.32)
0-2 @ 6.33% (0.284 0.28)
1-3 @ 2.93% (-0.378 -0.38)
0-3 @ 2.44% (-0.084 -0.08)
2-3 @ 1.76% (-0.408 -0.41)
Other @ 2.93%
Total : 34.93%

How you voted: Argentina vs France

Argentina
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France
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