At 23:00 on December 18, Beijing time, the World Cup final, Argentina plays against France.

Previously, it was reported that Messi was absent from training due to injury, but it was later confirmed that it was only because he was undergoing recovery training in the gym that he did not go to the training ground. In the latest training class, Messi had returned to the training ground and participated in the team's tactical drills. Messi will definitely play in the World Cup final, and he will set three historical records at that time. First, as long as he plays in the final, Messi will surpass Matteus to become the player with the most appearances in World Cup history; Second, as long as he plays for another 24 minutes in the final, Messi will surpass , Maldini and , and become the player with the most playing time in World Cup history; Third, if he can score in the World Cup final, Messi will become the first player in history to score goals in every stage of the World Cup game. In the semi-finals, Messi has made a pass and shot in Croatia. He has unlocked the achievements of scoring goals in three rounds of different knockout matches, becoming the first person in Argentina's history.

The two sides fought 12 times in history, and Argentina had the upper hand. They won the French team 6 times in total, with a winning rate of 50%. and the first two World Cup matches were 1-0 in 1930 and 2-1 in 1978, but both of those two wins occurred in the group stage. The last World Cup quarter-final was the first time that the two sides met in the knockout stage, but in the end, Argentina lost to France with a score of 3-4. In the history of the World Cup, only two teams have successfully defended their titles, namely Brazil in 1962 and Italy in 1938. If can beat Argentina this time, France will be the first team to do this in nearly 60 years.
In terms of the lineup of both sides, because the yellow cards in the semi-finals were cleared, all Argentina players can play, including Akuña and Montel, who were yellowed in the semi-finals. At present, Messi, di Maria and de Paul have participated in the joint training. The three of them started are not a big problem, and Gomez has not fully recovered from injury, but he is allowed to appear on the bench. There are 5 players on the French team who fell ill, but the latest news says that all five have resumed training. Varane is definitely one of the starting center backs of the French team. His partner will be Conate or on Pamecano . Midfielder Rabiot, who missed the semi-finals, will return to the starting lineup. Koeman, who has just recovered, was not a main player at all, so he will continue to be on standby on the bench.

According to the big data of OPTA, in the regular 90 minutes, Argentina's probability of winning is 35.1%, while France's probability of winning is 35%, and the difference between the two teams is only 0.1%.

In terms of the World Cup Golden Boot Competition, Messi and Mbappe temporarily tied for the first place in the scorer list with 5 goals. According to the selection rules, the same number of goals is counted as assists first. Currently, Messi has one more assist than Mbappe. Of course, , Giroud and Alvarez have also scored 4 goals behind them, and they are still expected to compete for the World Cup Golden Boot.