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Argentina, France in titanic World Cup battle

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By Danusa Ocholi

The 2022 World Cup , is the 22nd edition of the FIFA Championship will reach its climax on Sunday, December 18,when two time winners, Argentina, square up against the defending champions who are equally two times title holders, France .at Lusai Stadium, Doha, Qatar. The two sides proved their worth in the competition by overcoming daunting challenges to reach the final of this great global event.

Early in the week, Argentina prevailed over Croatia, last edition’s finalists 3-0 to reach the final, while France overcame Africa’s best performing team ever at the FIFA World Cup, Morocco 2-0.Incidentally Argentina and France have won the mundial two times apiece, and this Sunday’s clash in Doha will see one of them carting home the trophy the third time. Some analysts are dubbing the epic game as Lionel Messi versus Kylian Mbappe clash considering te influence of the two players who feature for the same clubside, PSG of France.

The two players who have impressed with five goals each are equally gunning for the titles of the Highest Scorer at Qatar 2022, and wait for it, the Most Valuable Player of the Championship. Above all, the game is a contest between South America, represented by Argentina, and Europe with France as its ambassador, on who between them will win the title, which in recent time has been dominated by Europe. It is also expected to mark as a farewell to Messi who has contributed so much to the beautiful game, and wants to make this his last World Cup match as a player.