Individuals from Argentina and Leo Messi have a severe memory of their 2018 World Cup support
Particularly with regards to confronting France. When Kylian Mbappe was just a teenager, he was promoting himself to the world as the generational talent that he is today. Already, his story is being compared to that of Brazilian Pelé, who scored in a World Cup final before turning 20 as well.
France exposed Argentina’s numerous flaws the last time they played each other, forcing the federation to rebuild from the ground up. After Lionel Scaloni led a rejuvenated team to a Copa America victory in 2021, things went almost exactly as planned for them. However, that reconstruction was only beginning.
This Argentina team has very little in common with the one that was hammered by France in the 2018 World Cup Round of 16 because Messi is the absolute leader of a refreshed group of young talents. Although Les Bleus were far superior to an Argentina team that was simply below all expectations, the game’s final score of 4-3 will deceive many.
With a brace against one of the best players in football history, Kylian Mbappe had a magical evening. Messi would hold onto that victory to quench his thirst for glory and only hope that he would face this France team again to have a chance to defeat them on the biggest stage. The only issue is that Leo may have been unaware of France’s greatest strength and the circumstances of their subsequent match.
Kylian Mbappe is still one of the best players in this World Cup
But France’s real strength doesn’t just come from him. France has a lot of depth against the genius of Argentina. It’s easy to forget that football is a team sport in which talented teammates contribute their talents to the greater good. Three of France’s best players were not with them when they went to the World Cup. Against Argentina, Les Bleus’ most important player was N’Golo Kante. Tchuameni plays that position flawlessly, despite the fact that he prevented Messi from breathing for the entire ninety minutes.
Paul Pogba was one of the best players at the 2018 World Cup, too, but Antoine Griezmann is doing well in a similar playmaking role. Prior to the World Cup, Karim Benzema suffered an injury, but Olivier Giroud has played in his place without incident, scoring four goals so far.
This Argentina team is very different from the one that lost in 2018
They have a real chance of winning this time. However, France is no slouch and has a squad with a depth that ought to be regarded as cheating under all circumstances. Despite Kylian Mbappe’s mad skills, Messi can at least rest assured that he will have a much better chance of winning this final.
In addition, Leo’s desire for vengeance over Germany’s defeat in the 2014 final can be added. One more added impetus is that Messi won’t mind Mbappe is his colleague at PSG, Argentina’s triumph is undeniably more significant than that. That is completely clear to Kylian. We are in for a wild ride on Sunday that is equally thrilling and impossible to predict who will win. Regardless of who wins, the two stars will impact the world forever when they do.