Nike made a big mistake on Friday after putting a commemorative 'three-star' France shirt on sale ahead of Sunday's World Cup final against Argentina.
Defending champions France take on Lionel Messi and his colleagues at the Lusail Stadium. They are aiming to become the first country to successfully defend the trophy since 1962, when Pele's Brazil defeated Czechoslovakia 3-1 at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile.
Yet beating Argentina will not be easy. Lionel Scaloni's side have been in scintillating form since their shock opening defeat to Saudi Arabia - comfortably beating Croatia 3-0 in Tuesday's semi-final. It's also Messi's last chance to win the prestigious competition.
Despite this, Nike appear to be quietly confident of a France win. A screenshot of the company's French webstore shows that a commemorative 'three-star' shirt was available for purchase on Friday. The three stars being a nod to a trio World Cups, of course.
Although the models in the screenshot are wearing a France shirt that contains just two stars - for their World Cup wins in 1998 and 2018 - the product description reads: "FFF [French Football Federation] three stars 2022/23 stadium residence."
Nike's error may give Argentina further determination to win Sunday's final and add a third star to their own jersey. The South American champions have also won the World Cup twice before, achieving the feat on home soil in 1978 and in Mexico eight years later.
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The bookies are torn over which team will be successful on Sunday. France are arguably the better side, although they have been without Paul Pogba, N'Golo Kante and Karim Benzema for the tournament. There's a slim chance the latter could return for the final.
Didier Deschamps' side are also blessed with the brilliance of Kylian Mbappe, who's the joint-leading scorer of the tournament with five goals. The 23-year-old scored a brace when France knocked Argentina out of the World Cup in Russia four years ago.
Yet France are not invincible. They were knocked out of Euro 2020 by Switzerland and lost three of their six Nations League fixtures in 2022. The defending champions also tasted defeat at the World Cup, losing to Tunisia after Deschamps rested several key players.
Argentina, meanwhile, have been in blistering form over the last few years. They've lost just once in their last 42 games - that shock 2-1 defeat to Saudi Arabia - and have won the Copa America and Finalissima during the last 18 months.
Argentina also have Messi. Like Mbappe, Argentina's captain, 35, has scored five goals in Qatar. He was named as the Player of the Match against Mexico, Australia, Argentina and Croatia. Unlike Mbappe, though, this will be his last chance to win the World Cup.
Messi has won almost everything in the game and will be desperate to end Argentina's 36-year wait for a world title and complete his trophy cabinet. The Paris Saint-Germain striker was Argentina's captain when they lost 1-0 to Germany in the 2014 World Cup final.
