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Since Opta began taking stats in the 1966 edition, Lionel Messi has scored or assisted in more different World Cup matches than any other player (14). https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/61047899

GOAL! ARGENTINA 1-0 FRANCE Messi (p) 22 mins Messi buries the penalty to give his country a deserved lead in the World Cup Final. They've been much the better side.

Penalty for Argentina!

Argentina looking the most dangerous in the opening 10 minutes. France goalkeeper and captain Hugo Lloris is down injured after a collision with Romero.

Eyes on the prize Argentina v France (15:00 GMT) Chris Bevan BBC Sport at Lusail Iconic Stadium The World Cup trophy was waiting for both teams as they walked out for the anthems - who will get their hands on it later? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/61047899

Argentina v France (15:00 GMT) The World Cup trophy itself has just been delivered to the centre of the pitch. Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone and ex-Spain keeper Iker Casillas with the honour. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/61047899 The teams are about to come out on the...

France making a habit of reaching the final Argentina v France (15:00 GMT) Argentina are competing in their sixth World Cup final, with only Germany (8) participating in more. They're looking to win the trophy for a third time along with 1978 and 1986, but defeat would see them with the...

Lose the opening game and win the trophy? Argentina v France (15:00 GMT) Having lost 2-1 to Saudi Arabia on MD1, Argentina could become the second side in World Cup history to lose their opening game of an edition and go on to lift the trophy, after Spain in 2010. In 2010, Spain were beaten...

If France win the World Cup today, Didier Deschamps will be the first coach to win back to back World Cups since 1938. Deschamps also won the World Cup as a player in 1998.

'Much less relaxed this time' Argentina v France (15:00 GMT) Hugh Schofield BBC News, Paris The atmosphere is hotting up in Le Petit Poucet (The Little Thumb) bar-restaurant on the Place de Clichy, as waiters clear away lunch and fans settle in for the match with a few post-prandial drinks...

It's nearly 2:30pm on a freezing Sunday afternoon and I'm still in bed, nice and warm and snuggly. I will get up soon, grab a beer from the fridge, put the TV on and watch the World Cup Final - with my Christmas tree and decorations up, which is weird. And I'm not in work until Wednesday 28th...

Taking the torch... Argentina v France (15:00 GMT) Kylian Mbappe has just the four league titles to his name so far. And he's not won the Champions League at all. At 23 too! I don't know how he dare show his face in public. In his club career to date, he has 217 goals in 297 games. Not too...

Just one thing missing... Argentina v France (15:00 GMT) You may not feel he is THE greatest, but you surely cannot doubt that Lionel Messi is indeed great? In his stunning career, spent largely at Barcelona but now at PSG, the Argentine forward has won 11 league titles (10 at Barca), the...

France to join illustrious list? Argentina v France (15:00 GMT) Only two sides (Italy in 1934 and 1938) and Brazil (1958 and 1962) have won back-to-back World Cups. Just 20 players have won more than one World Cup, with Brazil's Pele winning three. France are looking to join that list today...

So which one is it going to be? Argentina v France (15:00 GMT) The two-time winners from South America...? 1978 1986 Or the two-time winners from Europe...? 1998 2018 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/61047899

Got the bug? Argentina v France (15:00 GMT) This week, the French squad was hit by illness, with Adrien Rabiot and Dayot Upamecano missing the semi-final win over Morocco and then Raphael Varane, Ibrahima Konate and Kingsley Coman all absent from training on Friday. So that's the two...

2022 World Cup Final Argentina Vs France Two hours to go The Argies sang an anti-English and anti-Brazilian song after beating Croatia in the Semi-Final...

On Friday, the 99th day of his reign, King Charles III dances with Anne Frank's stepsister, Eva Schloss, during a celebration of Chanukah, whilst visiting a Jewish community centre in north London. Charles spent the afternoon at the JW3 community centre speaking to school children packing...

3rd/4th Place Play-off Croatia 2-1 Morocco Modric helps Croatia finish third

Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, from Newham, east London, has died after being injured in a crush at a concert at the Brixton O2 Academy in London. Two other women - aged 21 and 23 - remain in critical condition in hospital, the Metropolitan Police said. Sky's Aisha Zahid looks into the cause of an...