It's the day that everybody has been waiting for - the World Cup final has eventually crept up on us, with two teams waiting for battle it out for glory.
Argentina and France will lock horns for the first time ever in a World Cup final, with the former aiming to banish any ghosts having met an inform Kylian Mbappe four years ago in Russia as France ran out eventual 4-3 winners in the knockout stages.
However, with pre-tournament favourites Brazil crashing out early to Croatia in the quarter-finals and England, Spain and Germany all failing to make even the semi-final stage, the onus has been on France and Argentina to go all the way after dismantling Morocco and Croatia in the semi-finals - and despite being the only two teams left, fans will hedge their bets on who they think will lift the trophy. But what are the odds looking like for the game? Football.london, in cooperation with Betfair, give you the lowdown ahead of the game.
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What are the odds for the match?
France are the slight favourites to lift the World Cup with odds of 5/6 at Betfair with Argentina coming in at just 10/11 - a fair assessment considering the majority of France's squad already have experience of winning a World Cup four years ago - with only Manuel Neuer, Sergio Busquets, Matthias Ginter, Toni Kroos and Thomas Muller the current stars at this World Cup to have won the trophy.
Elsewhere, despite Mbappe's men being billed as more likely to win the title for the third time in seven outings, Lionel Messi is still expected to finish ahead of his PSG teammate in the Golden Boot race. The duo both have five goals each, with Julian Alvarez and Olivier Giroud on four; however, they both rank in at 16/1 with the final set to be an extremely cagey affair.
In terms of odds purely for the 90 minutes, France rank in at 9/5 with Argentina at 17/10.
Betfair: 2022 World Cup winner
France: 5/6
Argentina: 10/11
Betfair: Golden Boot winner
Lionel Messi: 4/5
Kylian Mbappe: 11/8
Olivier Giroud: 16/1
Julian Alvarez: 16/1
Betfair: France vs Argentina match odds
France: 9/5
Draw: 19/10
Argentina: 17/10
Betfair spokesperson Sam Rosbottom said: “France are the 5/6 favourites to successfully defend their World Cup crown against Argentina ahead of Sunday’s final. Lionel Messi will look to lift a first World Cup with his country and they are 10/11 to do just that. Meanwhile, Messi is the odds-on favourite to bag the Golden Boot at 4/5, with Kylian Mbappe, who has gone two games without a goal, 11/8.”
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