{"id":27316,"date":"2022-12-16T13:08:03","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T12:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1756455"},"modified":"2022-12-16T16:29:22","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T15:29:22","slug":"argentina-v-france-prediction-and-team-news-who-will-win-world-cup-final","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/argentina-v-france-prediction-and-team-news-who-will-win-world-cup-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Argentina v France prediction and team news: Who will win World Cup final?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By James Walters\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 16 December 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>We\u2019ve got a potential changing of the guard in Sunday\u2019s World Cup final between Argentina and France as Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 go head to head for football\u2019s biggest prize.<\/p>\n<p>Messi, who dominated in Argentina\u2019s 3-0 win against Croatia in the semi-finals, has scored five goals and added three assists in six games in Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>It will be the PSG man\u2019s final World Cup appearance but can Messi go out on top and lift his most elusive trophy?<\/p>\n<ul><li><strong>Check out our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/world-cup-2022-today\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">World Cup matches on today<\/a> guide | <a href=\"\/\/qatar22wc.ecal.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Add World Cup 2022 fixtures directly to your calendar<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Messi and co will have to stop Mbapp\u00e9 if they are to win on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Messi\u2019s fellow PSG superstar also has five goals heading into the final, however, Mbapp\u00e9 has two assists instead of three.<\/p>\n<p>Mbapp\u00e9 hasn\u2019t scored in his last two wins against England and Morocco in the quarter-finals and semi-finals \u2013 however, he will know a goal could win him the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/world-cup-2022-top-scorers\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Golden Boot<\/a> and France the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><a href=\"\/\/RadioTimes.com&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> has rounded up everything you need to know about how to watch Argentina v France on TV and online.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more World Cup features check out: <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/world-cup-2022-kits-ranked-comment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">World Cup 2022 kits ranked<\/a> | <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/qatar-world-cup-stadiums-2022\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">World Cup 2022 stadiums<\/a> | <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/world-cup-2022-fixtures\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">World Cup 2022 fixtures<\/a> | <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/best-football-players-world\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Best players in the world 2022<\/a><\/strong><\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6316310357112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <h2 class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><b>When is Argentina v France?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">Argentina v France will kick off at <strong>3pm<\/strong> on <strong>Sunday 18th December 2022<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">Check out all the games coming up with our <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sport\/football\/world-cup-2022-tv-schedule\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">World Cup TV schedule<\/a> guide.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><b>Argentina v France team news<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><b>Argentina predicted line-up: <\/b>Martinez; Molina, Romero, Otamendi, Acuna; Mac Allister, Fernandez, Paredes, Rodrigo de Paul; Alvarez, Messi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><b>France predicted line-up: <\/b>Lloris; Kounde, Upamecano, Varane, Theo Hernandez; Tchouameni, Rabiot; Dembele; Griezmann, Mbapp\u00e9; Giroud.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><b>Argentina v France prediction<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>With so much on the line and two quality teams going head to head, the World Cup final will likely be a tightly contested affair.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to split the sides but expect Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 to shine on the biggest stage on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><b>Our prediction: Argentina 1-1 France (with France to win in extra time) (<\/b><a href=\"\/\/www.bet365.com\/olp\/open-account?affiliate=365_01001255&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"&quot;s2&quot;\"><b>5\/1<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>\u00a0at <\/b><a href=\"\/\/www.bet365.com\/olp\/open-account?affiliate=365_01001255&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"&quot;s2&quot;\"><b>bet365<\/b><\/span><\/a><b>)<\/b><\/p> <h2 class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><b>Argentina v France odds<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"&quot;p8&quot;\">In working partnership with the <strong>Radio Times<\/strong>,\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.bet365.com\/olp\/open-account?affiliate=365_01001255&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"&quot;s2&quot;\">bet365<\/span><\/a>\u00a0has provided the following betting odds for this event:<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p8&quot;\">bet365 odds: Argentina (<a href=\"\/\/www.bet365.com\/olp\/open-account?affiliate=365_01001255&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"&quot;s2&quot;\">9\/5<\/span><\/a>) Draw (<a href=\"\/\/www.bet365.com\/olp\/open-account?affiliate=365_01001255&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"&quot;s2&quot;\">2\/1<\/span><\/a>) France (<a href=\"\/\/www.bet365.com\/olp\/open-account?affiliate=365_01001255&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"&quot;s2&quot;\">7\/4<\/span><\/a>)*<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p8&quot;\">For all the latest World Cup odds and more, visit bet365 today. 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Messi, who dominated in Argentina\u2019s 3-0 win against Croatia in the semi-finals, has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":27317,"template":"","categories":[1,7,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/12\/argentina-v-france-prediction-and-team-news-who-will-win-world-cup-final.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/12\/argentina-v-france-prediction-and-team-news-who-will-win-world-cup-final-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/12\/argentina-v-france-prediction-and-team-news-who-will-win-world-cup-final-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/12\/argentina-v-france-prediction-and-team-news-who-will-win-world-cup-final.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/12\/argentina-v-france-prediction-and-team-news-who-will-win-world-cup-final.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/12\/argentina-v-france-prediction-and-team-news-who-will-win-world-cup-final.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/12\/argentina-v-france-prediction-and-team-news-who-will-win-world-cup-final.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By James Walters Published: Friday, 16 December 2022 at 12:00 am We\u2019ve got a potential changing of the guard in Sunday\u2019s World Cup final between Argentina and France as Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 go head to head for football\u2019s biggest prize. 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