2022 FIFA World Cup Final preview - Argentina vs. France
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...