France vies to become the first country in 60 years to win back-to-back World Cup titles against an Argentina side hoping to gift Lionel Messi the only crown missing in his phenomenal career. Tune in here for live updates!
A World Cup that has defied all expectations reaches its climax on Sunday, December 18, when Lionel Messi could join Diego Maradona in Argentine immortality by taking the South Americans to the title, or France could become the first nation to retain it since 1962.The final match is set at 11 pm, Manila time, with the two countries meeting in a World Cup final for the first time.
In the quarterfinal, after blowing a 2-0 lead in the closing minutes and needing penalty kicks to survive the Netherlands, Argentina thoroughly dominated in the semifinal against Croatia, which had reached the previous World Cup final. France, meanwhile, cruised through its first two group games before resting many of its stars in a 1-0 loss to Tunisia.
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