It’s been nearly three years since Argentina and France played what many consider the greatest World Cup final in history. On December 18, 2022, in Lusail, the two sides delivered a thriller that ended 3–3 after 120 minutes. Kylian Mbappe scored a historic hat trick for Les Bleus, but Lionel Messi‘s Argentina lifted the trophy after prevailing in a penalty shootout.

For Messi, it was the crowning moment of his international career and Argentina’s first World Cup title in 36 years. For Mbappe, it was a crushing defeat that denied him back-to-back World Cup championships after his triumph in 2018.

In the years since, tensions and a budding rivalry have grown between the two national teams. According to a report from L’Équipe, the French Football Federation (FFF) explored the idea of stagin

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