Four players will continue a remarkable trend in World Cup finals as two heavyweights of club football keep up their representation in football’s biggest match.
Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez is set to feature for Argentina, who are looking to win their first World Cup crown since 1986 after their semi-final victory over Croatia. Standing in their way are formidable France team, which includes Bayern Munich trio Dayot Upamecano, Kingsley Coman and Benjamin Pavard (Lucas Hernandez was in their World Cup squad but had his tournament ended by injury in their opening match).
That means that Inter and Bayern will have been represented in World Cup finals in each showpiece event dating back to 1982. The latest version will continue that eye-catching trend as the run looks set to extend to an 11th consecutive final.
