FIFA World Cup 2022 Final: Argentina vs France - when and where to watch

Argentina and France will play in the finals of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at the Lusail Stadium after France defeated Morocco 2-0. Argentina advanced to the finals after defeating Croatia 3-0 in the semifinals.

Didier Deschamps' French team defeated Morocco's Walid Regragui thanks to goals from Theo Hernandez and Randal Kolo Muani. To overcome Croatia's Luka Modric in the semi-finals, Argentina's talismanic striker Lionel Messi netted a penalty spot goal, followed by two goals from the 22-year-old prodigy Julian Alvarez.

The final of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will take place on December 18 at 8.30 p.m. IST. The finals will be historic, as Messi and Mbappe will compete for the crown. While this would be the second victory for the 23-year-old Kylian Mbappe if France keeps the World Cup, it would be Argentina's first title, putting him on par with another Argentine great, Diego Maradona.

The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 finals will be live streamed on JioCinema and televised on Sports 18 and Sports 18 HD in India.

In the United States, the finals can be seen live on Fox, Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2, in English, and Telemundo and Universo in Spanish.

The broadcast rights for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will be shared by ITV and the BBC in the United Kingdom.

As a result, the finals will be shown live on BBC 1, ITV 1, and ITV 4.

France and Argentina have each won two World Cups to date, with the former winning in 1998 and 2018, and the latter in 1978 and 1986.

The French have reached the World Cup finals for the fourth time in the last seven years.