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LUSAIL – The  2022 FIFA World Cup Final  is an upcoming  association football  match, the culmination of the  2022 FIFA World Cup , the 22nd edition of  FIFA 's competition for  men's national football teams . The match is scheduled to be played at  Lusail Stadium  in  Lusail , Qatar, on 18 December 2022, the  national day of Qatar , and will be contested by  Argentina  and  France . - Background The defending champions from the 2018 World Cup were France, which made this the first time since the 2002 final in which a team had consecutive appearances at the finals, and the first since 1998 where the title holders qualified for the subsequent final – both were achieved by Brazil. France have claimed two World Cups, in 1998 and 2018. The French also reached the 2006 final, but fell to Italy on penalties. Under the management of Didier Deschamps, who won the 1998 tournament as a player, the French failed to c...

DOHA – The 2022 FIFA World Cup is approaching the closing stages with semifinals and finals awaiting upon us. Defending champions France faced easy opponent Morocco for the first time in 15 years, while 1986 champions Argentina battle 2018 runners-up Croatia. So who will advance to the final? 1. Argentina vs. Croatia Both sides have met five times, winning twice each and drawing once. Two of those matches took place in the previous World Cup group stages, a  1–0 win for Argentina  in  1998 's Group H was followed by  Croatia's 3–0 win  in  2018 's Group D. Lionel Messi (Argentina) and Luka Modric (Croatia) also had their own previous meetings in La Liga's popular El Classico matches when Messi had previously played with FC Barcelona and Modric currently with Real Madrid. Lionel Messi (Argentina) and Luka Modric (Croatia) had occassionally met each other during their El Classico matches between FC Barce...

DOHA AND LUSAIL – The 2022 FIFA World Cup has now reached the quarterfinals stage , so spots are at stake for the semifinals. Which team will be going into semifinals and which one will lead all the way to the glory? Can France successfully defend the title? ● Matches 1. Brazil vs. Croatia (Dec. 9 at Education City Stadium, Al-Rayyan @ 6:00pm AST) Croatia has met Brazil four times, losing three and drawing one. Two of these took place in World Cup group stages with Brazil winning both times: 1–0 in  2006  and 3–1 in  2014 . - Players to watch: Neymar, Vinicius, and Gabriel Jesus (Brazil), Luka Modric and Ivan Perisic (Croatia) - Referees and officials: a. Referee: Michael Oliver (England) b. Assistant referees: Stuart Burt (England) Gary Beswick (England) c. Fourth official: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) d. Reserve assistant referee: Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria) e. Video assistant referee/VAR: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands) f. Assistant video assistant referees: Ma...

DOHA – The 2022 FIFA World Cup is approaching the quarterfinals, with defending champions France already advanced to quarterfinals after defeating Poland 3-1 in the round of 16. And here are the current top scorers from the 2022 FIFA World Cup updated as of December 4. 1. Kylian Mbappe (5 goals) The Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) star scored five goals for France, including his braces he scored against Denmark in group stage and most recently against Poland. Mbappe is also a current topscorer in 2022-23 French Premier League (Ligue 1) with 12 goals, as well as joint-topscorer in current UEFA Champions League campaign with PSG scoring 7 goals. 2. Lionel Messi Mbappe's fellow PSG star Lionel Messi contributed three goals for Argentina national team. Messi joined PSG for 2021-22 after his shocking departure from multiple La Liga champions FC Barcelona last year, as Messi currently finds his new foundation in his 2nd season with PSG. 3. Olivier Girou...