How to watch World Cup final 2022 via free live stream and on TV - what channel is Argentina v France in Qatar on?
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Updated 18/12/2022 at 15:50 GMT
How to watch Argentina against France in the 2022 World Cup final on Sunday with live stream and TV details, including which channel the match is on. Defending champions France will be looking to halt Lionel Messi’s quest to cap off his international career by winning a first World Cup title, as Kylian Mbappe seeks back-to-back winners’ medals. So who will prevail in the showdown in Qatar?
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The countdown to the World Cup final is on as club team-mates Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe prepare for battle on the international stage with football’s most prestigious prize on the line.
France got the better of Morocco in their semi-final tie on Wednesday to set up a mouth-watering final with Argentina, who had seen off Croatia a day earlier thanks to goals from Messi and Julian Alvarez.
An early goal from Theo Hernandez and a first-touch strike off the bench from substitute Randal Muani ended Morocco’s World Cup dream, with France becoming the first side to reach successive World Cup finals since Brazil in 2002.
Messi was on target in Argentina’s 3-0 win against Croatia to net his fifth goal of the tournament, before an Alvarez double helped Argentina reach their first final since 2014.
Mbappe will have his sights set on firing France to back-to-back World Cup titles, something that hasn’t been achieved since Brazil managed to do so in 1962, while Messi will be looking to add the one trophy missing from his extraordinary career, and finally avenge his Rio de Janeiro heartbreak.
Much of the pre-final narrative has been about Messi finally ending the greatest-of-all-time debate should he win the final. However, Ossie Ardiles has said that he believes that Diego Maradona will always be "a touch" better than Messi, given the less strict refereeing and poorer pitches in Maradona’s time.
That is a sentiment Eurosport's Pete Sharland disagrees with, stating that win or lose the final, Messi is the greatest of all time.
Can Messi captain his country to World Cup glory for the first time since the Maradona-inspired campaign of 1986, or will France claim a historic second successive title?
Of less importance, Mbappe and Messi have scored the most goals at this World Cup - five in six matches. Who will finish the tournament as its leading scorer?
Messi gave his side the lead to move clear on six and Angel DI Maria added a second in a one-sided first half of the World Cup final.
When is Argentina v France?
The World Cup final between Argentina and France kicks off at 15:00 GMT on Sunday, December 18. Follow live minute-by-minute updates of the match on Eurosport.
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LUSAIL CITY, QATAR - DECEMBER 13: Lionel Messi of Argentina celebrates the team's 3-0 victory in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 semi final match between Argentina and Croatia at Lusail Stadium on December 13, 2022 in Lusail City, Qatar. (Photo by Clive Bru
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Which TV channel is Argentina v France on?
The final between Argentina and France will be shown live on BBC One in the UK with coverage beginning at 14:00 GMT.
How to follow Argentina v France
We will be hosting live text coverage of the match on eurosport.co.uk and eurosport.com. You can also follow along via the Eurosport app.
Argentina v France head-to-head
The two teams met in a seven-goal thriller at the last World Cup in Russia four years ago.
France beat Argentina 4-3 in the last-16 clash en route to their second World Cup triumph, and viewers around the globe will be dreaming of a similar tie in football’s biggest match.
Both countries have won the World Cup twice and are in search of their third title, but Argentina hold the head-to-head advantage having won six of their 12 meetings.
France have won three of those ties, while three have ended all square.
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TOPSHOT - France's forward Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring their third goal during the Russia 2018 World Cup round of 16 football match between France and Argentina at the Kazan Arena in Kazan on June 30, 2018. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) / RESTRI
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Benzema to rejoin France squad?
Real Madrid superstar Karim Benzema was ruled out of the World Cup on the eve of the tournament’s opening match with a thigh injury and was expected to miss the entire tournament.
However, Benzema is now considered to be match fit, and Didier Deschamps has the option of selecting the Ballon d’Or winner in his squad as he was never officially replaced.
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