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World Cup: 1978, 2009, 2018… France-Argentina, a storied rivalry

2022-12-16T08:05:58.753Z


The poster for Sunday's final in Qatar refers to some significant episodes in the history of football.


The twelfth meeting between France and Argentina will therefore be the most prestigious.

Sunday (4 p.m.), in the final of the World Cup, the two selections will engage in a duel for history.

Among the eleven oppositions between the two teams – 3 wins, 3 draws and 5 French defeats – three made an impression.

At the 1978 World Cup, in Argentina, the Blues of Michel Hidalgo had been stolen.

In 2009, at the Stade Vélodrome, Raymond Domenech's team took a lesson from that of Diego Maradona led by Messi.

Of course, during the 2018 World Cup, Didier Deschamps and Kylian Mbappé offered revenge to French football and led Messi to eight months away from his selection.

Back to these three France-Argentina apart.

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Source: leparis

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