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Messi or Mbappe? All eyes are set on the world’s greatest football encounter

The world waits to see if Lionel Messi lifts the trophy or if France makes history by winning the title for the second time in a row.

Who is going to lift the FIFA World Cup trophy and have the chance to write themselves into the history books? Messi or Mbappe? All eyes are set on the world’s greatest football encounter.

  • France and Argentina are set to face off in the Qatar World Cup final at Lusail Stadium on Sunday evening
  • Les Bleus are aiming to defend their world title after triumphing four years ago 

Lionel Messi’s dream of winning the World Cup will be the focus of the world’s attention today when the two teams will faceoff at the magnificent stadium with a capacity of 89,000 fans.

The winner of today’s final whether will it be Argentina or France will be his team’s third World Cup.

The world waits to see if Lionel Messi lifts the trophy or if France makes history by winning the title for the second time in a row.

The star player Kylian Mbappé and his strong team France, stand in the way of Lionel Messi’s possible last chance to win the World Cup.

Les Bleus are in the running to join an illustrious group of nations to win consecutive World Cup titles with only two nations had previously achieved this feat – Italy (1934 and 1938) and Brazil (1958 and 1962).

Lionel Messi, 35, has won the Ballon d’Or award for the best player in the world seven times, but the last time his team reached the World Cup final was in 2014 when they lost to Germany in a thriller.

Today’s final is Messi’s last chance to relive the feat of Diego Maradona, who played a key role in Argentina’s 1986 victory over Mexico.

Brazil is the most successful national team in the FIFA World Cup, being crowned winner five times: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002.

“I know Argentina, many people around the world and maybe even some French people hope that Lionel Messi can win the World Cup but we will do everything to achieve our goal,” said the coach of the French team.

Before the match, the Argentina goalkeeper said that people say that France is the favourite but we have the greatest player of all time.

On the other hand, the French team is currently suffering from a mysterious virus that has infected 5 of its players so far.

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