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Let’s bring in Peter Walton; now let’s ignore Peter Walton

One has big call to make with his starting tactics in Qatar, while the other must choose between sticking or twisting in defence

Lafferty and Argentina goalkeeper Emi Martinez played together at Rotherham United

The capital club brought the defender to Tynecastle over the summer and he made a solid start before suffering an injury that ruled him out for an extended period. He's only played 10 times so far.

A World Cup that has defied all expectations reaches its climax on Sunday when Lionel Messi could join Diego Maradona in Argentine immortality by taking the south Americans to the title or France could become the first nation to retain it since 1962. Both scenarios would be an appropriate final…

The eyes of football fans across the globe will turn their attention to Qatar on Sunday for the showpiece.

Lionel Messi is the only member of the Argentina XI that lost the World Cup final to Germany at the Maracana Stadium in July 2014 to still be part of the national side

With the final this weekend, the race to be top scorer is heating up

Three and a half weeks on from the defeat to Saudi Arabia at the Lusail Stadium, Argentina's players will stride onto the pitch at the same venue for the 2022 World Cup final against France. Much weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth followed the loss to Hervé Renard's side…

Alvarez was only expected to play a minor part in Qatar. Instead, he has achieved about as much as any Argentina player not called Lionel can expect: second billing

The 2022 World Cup final stands out because it is a rare deciding match between two of the great stars of the age