The French national team failed to defend the title of world champions.

On Sunday, December 18, the final of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be held, in which the national teams of Argentina and France met.

The game was played at the Lusail Iconic Stadium in Lusail.

Polish referee Szymon Marciniak officiated the final of the 2022 World Cup.

For the Argentine national team, it was the sixth World Cup final in history, and the French national team played in the final of the world championship for the fourth time.

The national team of Argentina became the world champion for the third time in its history. Previously, “Albiceleste” also won the world championship in 1978 and 1986.

France won the World Cup in 1998 and 2018. Didier Deschamps’ wards beat Croatia 4:2 in the final of the last World Cup draw.

World Cup-2022 in football. Final

Argentina – France – 3:3 (4:2 penalties)

Goals: Messi, 23 pen, 109, Di Maria, 36 – Mbappe, 80 pen, 82, 118 pen

Argentina: Martinez, Tagliafico (Dybala, 120+2), Otamendi, Romero, Molina (Montiel, 90), Mac Allister, Fernandez, De Paul (Paredes, 102), Alvarez (L. Martinez, 102), Di Maria (Acuña ) , 64), Messi

France: Lloris, Kunde (Disasi, 120+1), Varane (Konate, 112), Upamecano, Hernandez (Kamavinga, 71), Chuameni, Rabiot (Fofana, 95), Griezmann (Coman, 71, Dembele (Thuram), Mbappe , Giroux (Kolo Muani, 41)

Match review:

Online broadcast of the match

The national team of Argentina defeats France in a penalty shootout and becomes the world champion in football!

4. Montiel scores – 4:2

4. Kolo Muani scores – 3:2

3. Leandro Paredes scores – 3:1

3. Chuameni does not score – 2:1

2. Paulo Dybala scores – 2:1

2. Kingsley Coman does not score – 1:1

1. Lionel Messi scores – 1:1

1. Kylian Mbappe scores – 0:1

France will bat first.

The match is over. There will be a series of penalties!

120+3 – Kolo Mouani could have scored France’s fourth goal, but Emiliano Martinez did well to save the French forward’s shot.

120+2 – Substitution in the Argentina national team. Instead of Tagliafico, Dybala entered the field.

120+1 – Substitution in the French national team. Instead of Kunde, Disasi entered the field.

The referee added three minutes to the second extra time.

120 – The French national team almost scored the fourth goal. Kolo Muani punched after Mbappe’s cross, but the ball flew past the nine goal.

118 – GOAL! The French national team equalizes the score in the game! Kylian Mbappe converted the penalty and made a hat-trick in the final!

116 – Penalty! Kylian Mbappe shot from the line of the penalty area and the ball hit the hand of the player of the Argentina national team. Yellow card for Montiel.

115 – Substitution in the Argentina national team. Instead of Mack Allister, Pesillia entered the field.

113 – Rough foul by Paredes against Kamavinga. Yellow card for the midfielder of the national team of Argentina.

112 – Substitution in the French national team. Konate entered the field instead of Varan.

109 – GOAL! Argentina scores a goal. Lionel Messi scored from the finish after Lautaro Martinez’s shot!

107 – Lionel Messi caught the ball well and shot dangerously from the line of the penalty area, but Lloris saved the Argentina captain’s shot.

The second extra time has started!

Break!

105+1 – Lautaro Martínez’s second goal chance and again the striker of the Argentina national team does not score. The forward went face-to-face with the goalkeeper of the French national team, but at the last moment the defender overtook him and managed to prevent him from scoring.

105 – What a moment for Argentina! Lautaro Martinez received the ball in the penalty area, but failed to score, his shot was blocked by a defender.

102 – Double substitution in the Argentina national team. Instead of De Paul and Alvarez, Paredes and Lautaro Martinez entered the field.

100 – Fofana made a powerful shot from long range, but the defender of the Argentina national team blocked his shot.

95 – Substitution in the French national team. Instead of Rabiot, Fofana enters the field.

92 – Mack Allister has a powerful shot from long range, but the ball goes wide.

The coach of the Argentina national team made the substitution at halftime. Montiel entered the field instead of Molina.

Break! There will be extra times!

90+8 – Acuña fouls Coman, disrupting France’s counterattack. Yellow card for the Argentinian footballer.

90+7 – Lionel Messi drives very dangerously from mid-range, but Lloris saves his team by deflecting the ball for a corner.

90+5 – Olivier Giroud, who is already on the bench, received a yellow card. The French striker reacted very emotionally to the referee’s decision, for which he was warned.

90+5 – The goal moment is created by the French national team! Adrien Rabiot made a dangerous shot from outside the penalty area, but the goalkeeper of the national team of Argentina saved his team.

90+3 – Mbappé made a dangerous shot again, the ball bounced off the defender and flew to the corner.

90 – Eight minutes compensated by the referee before the second half.

86 – The French national team claimed the second penalty. But the referee did not see a violation of the rules against Thuram, showing a yellow card to the French forward for simulation.

82 – GOAL! The second goal is scored by the French national team! Kylian Mbappe scored a double. The leader of the French national team scored a great goal with a one-touch kick after a pass from “Tyuram”.

80 – GOAL! Kylian Mbappe scores from the penalty spot and returns intrigue to the match.

78 – Penalty! Otamendi fouled Thuram, who dangerously broke into the penalty area of ​​the Argentina national team.

71 – Double substitution in the French national team. Kamavinga and Coman entered the field, Griezmann and Hernandez left the field.

70 – A good moment is created by the players of the French national team. Mbappe broke through from the left flank and shot from mid-range, but the ball flew over the goal.

67 – Theo Hernandez made a dangerous cross from the left flank into the penalty area, but the defender of the Argentina national team cleared the ball for a corner.

64 – Substitution in the Argentina national team. Acuña entered the field instead of Di Maria.

An hour of the game has passed, and the reigning world champions still haven’t made a single shot even at the goal of the Argentina national team. Shot statistics – 9:0 in favor of the South Americans.

60 – Another scoring opportunity is created by the Argentina national team. Di Maria turned Kunde on the left flank, shot into the penalty area at Messi. The captain of “Albiceleste” broke through, but his shot managed to be blocked in the tackle by Rabiot.

59 – Alvarez received a pass from Di Maria, burst into the penalty area of ​​the French national team and shot on goal, but Lloris is in place – the French goalkeeper coped with the forward’s shot.

54 – Hard played by Adrien Rabiot against De Paul. The referee showed a yellow card to the midfielder of the French national team.

49 – Another moment is created by the Argentines. De Paul shot well from the line of the penalty area after a pass from Di Maria, but the goalkeeper of the French national team played confidently and took the ball away.

47 – The Argentine national team created a good moment at the start of the second half. Enzo Fernandez made a good pass to Mc Allister in the penalty area, but Hugo Lloris came out of the goal in time and intercepted the ball.

46 – The second half has begun.

Break! Argentina wins the first half.

45+7 – First yellow card in the match. Fernandez is cautioned for a foul against Kolo Muani.

45 – The referee compensated seven minutes before the first half.

41 – Didier Deschamps makes a double substitution. Dembele and Giroud leave the field, Thuram and Kolo Mouani enter the game.

36 – GOAL! Angel Di Maria scores and doubles Argentina’s lead. Assisted by Mack Allister.

33 minutes into the match, France still hasn’t had a single shot on Argentina’s goal:

Shot statistics 5:0 in favor of the Argentines, 2:0 for shots on goal. Possession of the ball 60 to 40 in favor of “Albiceleste”. Complete dominance of the Argentina national team.

27 – Messi and Hernandez clashed in equestrian combat. The referee called the doctors to the field. It looked tough, but everything is fine with the football players. The game continues.

23 – GOAL! Lionel Messi confidently realized the penalty and led the Argentine national team forward!

21 – Penalty! Dembele’s foul against Di Maria in the penalty area, the referee confidently pointed to the “point”.

19 – Giroud heads in from a few meters after Griezmann’s cross from a free-kick, but the referee calls a foul. In addition, the forward of the French national team shot above the goal.

18 – The French national team earned a dangerous free kick. De Paul fouled Theo Hernandez.

16 – The Argentines created a dangerous moment near the goal of the French national team, Di Maria shot from outside the penalty area, but the winger’s shot did not come out. The ball of politics is much higher than the goal.

12 – Di Maria shot dangerously into the penalty area at Messi from the left flank, but the defender of the French national team got ahead of the Albiceleste captain and neutralized the threat.

9 – Confusion arose in the penalty area of ​​the French national team after a pass from the wing. As a result, the judge recorded a violation of the rules against Hugo Lloris. The ball will be in France.

8 – De Paul made a dangerous shot from mid-range, the ball ricocheted off the player of the French national team and flew into the corner. The French defender almost cut the ball into his goal.

5 – Mack Allister had a powerful long-range shot at the goal of the French national team, but Hugo Lloris confidently caught the ball. First shot on target in this game.

3 – Julián Álvarez was in a good position for a shot on goal, but the 22-year-old striker was ruled offside by the referee.

2 – Foul by De Paul in midfield against Adrien Rabiot. The referee had a conversation with the midfielder of the Argentina national team.

The match has started!

The atmosphere at the Lusail-Iconic stadium before the start of the 2022 World Cup final.

Lionel Messi set a unique record today. The captain of the Argentina team became the player with the most matches at the World Cup. He surpassed the achievements of the legendary Lothar Mattheus, who has 25 matches at the World Cup in his career.

Football legend Zinedine Zidane supported the French national team before the final match of the 2022 World Cup:

“Playing in the World Cup final is a childhood dream.

Let’s take the third star! Go Les Bleus!“, Zidane wrote on Instagram.

“I do not careThe winner of the “Golden Ball-2022” Karim Benzema made such a post before the final of the World Cup-2022. The striker of “Real” recovered from the injury, but he was not returned to the French national team.

The starting line-up of the Argentina national team for the finals of the 2022 World Cup

The French national team announced the starting line-up for the 2022 World Cup final

Polish referee Szymon Marciniak will discuss the decisive match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. At this tournament, he judged the matches France – Denmark (2:1) and Argentina – Australia (2:1).

On the eve of the final of the 2022 World Cup, French President Emmanuel Macron made his prediction for the match:

“I think we will win and something tells me that there will be goals in the final, a lot of goals“.

Argentina: the way to the finals of the 2022 World Cup

• Croatia 3:0 (semi-final)
• Netherlands 2:2, pen 4:3 (quarterfinals)
• Australia 2:1 (round of 16)
• Poland 2:0 (group round)
• Mexico 2:0 (group round)
• Saudi Arabia 1:2 (group round)

France: the way to the final of the 2022 World Cup

• Morocco 2:0 (semi-final)
• England 2:1 (quarter-finals)
• Poland 3:1 (round of 16)
• Tunisia 0:1 (group round)
• Denmark 2:1 (group round)
• Australia 4:1 (group round)

The words of the coaches before the final of the 2022 World Cup

The head coach of the Argentina national team, Lionel Scaloni:

“It’s a team effort, not an individual one. It’s not just Mbappe. There are other serious footballers in France. Mbappe is one of the leaders, he’s young and will continue to improve. There’s no doubt about that.

The final match between Argentina and France is definitely bigger than the confrontation between Messi and Mbappe. We have the necessary weapons that can decide the outcome of the match. Messi feels good. We hope that the scales will be on our side.”

Head coach of the French national team, Didier Deschamps:

“The French national team is the best thing that has happened to me in my life as a player, and I also have the honor to watch it as a coach. It is passion, a very high level. I am very happy in this position. The most important thing that ever happened is not me, and the team. I’m still there for tomorrow’s game. But I’m not the most important thing. The only thing I remember is the upcoming game.”

We will remind, on Saturday, December 17, a match was played for the bronze medals of the 2022 World Championship, in which the Croatian national team defeated the national team of Morocco with a score of 2:1.