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The finale is here! Fans from France and Argentina prepare to watch their teams face off to see who will win World Cup glory in Qatar.
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Fans from France and Argentina prepare to watch their teams meet in the World Cup final this afternoon.
People are already turning up at Qatar’s Lusail Stadium in Doha wearing their country’s soccer jerseys ahead of the final which begins at 3 p.m.
Fans wave flags, scarves and replica World Cup trophies as they watch Argentina take on the reigning champions.
A seemingly complacent French fan has been photographed wearing a tricolor jacket emblazoned with the words “France is the 2022 World Cup champion” alongside a photo of one of the team’s star players, Kylian Mbappé.
Argentine fans hold a Lionel Messi banner and wave the country’s flag ahead of the final this afternoon.
French fans wear their country’s soccer jersey as they hope to retain their World Cup title
People are already arriving at Qatar’s Lusail Stadium in Doha wearing their country’s soccer jersey more than three hours before the final kicks off at 3 p.m.
Fans wave flags, scarves and replica World Cup trophies as they watch Argentina take on the reigning champions.
A seemingly complacent French fan has been photographed wearing a tricolor jacket emblazoned with the words “France is the 2022 World Cup champion” alongside a photo of one of the team’s star players, Kylian Mbappé.
Others hold up Messi shirts before the match that has been billed as a showdown between Mbappe and the Argentine soccer legend.
Others have made cardboard cutouts of the 23-year-old French star, while Argentine fans hold up posters of soccer legend Lionel Messi.
This afternoon’s game has been presented as a confrontation between Mbappé and Messi, considered two of the best players in the world.
Both players have excelled in Qatar and are tied at the top of the goalscoring table with five, although Messi is also the leader of the playmakers’ standings with another three assists.
For Messi, it represents potentially his last chance to add every major World Cup winner’s medal to the shiniest trophy case the game has ever seen – and the chance to finally put to bed any doubts that he belongs together. to Pele and Diego. Maradona as soccer immortal.
But in Mbappé’s case, Sunday’s final could leave him with a second World Cup before he turns 24, having lifted the trophy in Russia four years ago.
And the French at home seem to be taking the chance to hang on to their title very seriously, renaming their Argentine metro station ‘France’ in a dig at their South American rivals.
France fans wearing red, white and blue wigs pose for photographs inside the Lusail Stadium
Argentine fans have covered their faces in blue and white paint as they eagerly await the World Cup final.
Fans show their support for Argentina outside Lusail Stadium, where the final will kick off at 6pm local time.
An Argentine fan wearing a hat made in the country’s colors waves at the Souq Waqif market in Doha ahead of today’s final.
The mood in Qatar seems to be very upbeat, with soccer fans from all over the world donning the colors of their chosen team.
Meanwhile, the mood in Qatar seems to be very upbeat, with soccer fans from all over the world donning the colors of their chosen team.
People are already celebrating in the streets ahead of this afternoon’s game that will mark the end of a controversial World Cup.
Controversy has surrounded Qatar as host of the finals since they were awarded in 2010, with the country’s treatment of migrant workers and the criminalization of same-sex relationships among the issues that have caused the most concern.
A man wearing a French soccer jersey and waving the country’s flag smiles before his team faces Argentina in the World Cup final.
A France fan has painted the country’s flag on his cheeks and dons a tricolor wig and glasses
People are already celebrating in the streets ahead of this afternoon’s game that will mark the end of a controversial World Cup.
Les Bleus fans sing and cheer at the Souq Waqif market in Doha this afternoon