Argentina and France: Routes to the FIFA World Cup 2022 final | Football News – Times of India

DOHA: Here’s how Argentina and France reached the FIFA World Cup final in Qatar, where Lionel Messi will hope to emulate what the legendary Diego Maradona achieved in 1986 for Argentina
ARGENTINA
Group Stage
Argentina 1 (Messi 10-pen) Saudi Arabia 2 (Saleh Al-Shehri 48, Salem Al-Dawsari 53)
Argentina 2 (Messi 64, Fernandez 87) Mexico 0
Poland 0 Argentina 2 (Mac Allister 46, Alvarez 67)
Round of 16
Argentina 2 (Messi 35, Alvarez 57) Australia 1 (Fernandez 77-og)
Quarter-final
Netherlands 2 (Weghorst 83, 90+11) Argentina 2 (Molina 35, Messi 73-pen) after extra time. Argentina won 4-3 on penalties

Semi-final
Argentina 3 (Messi 34-pen, Alvarez 39, 69) Croatia 0
Argentina Squad
Goalkeepers: Franco Armani (River Plate/ARG), Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa/ENG), Geronimo Rulli (Villarreal/ESP)
Defenders: Marcos Acuna (Sevilla/ESP), Juan Foyth (Villarreal/ESP), Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United/ENG), Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid/ESP), Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla/ESP), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica/POR), German Pezzella (Real Betis/ESP), Cristian Romero (Tottenham/ENG), Nicolas Tagliafico (Lyon/FRA)
Midfielders: Thiago Almada (Atlanta/USA), Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid/ESP), Enzo Fernandez (Benfica/POR), Alejandro Gomez (Sevilla/ESP), Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton/ENG), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen/GER), Leandro Paredes (Juventus/ITA), Guido Rodriguez (Real Betis/ESP)
Forwards: Julian Alvarez (Manchester City/ENG), Angel Correa (Atletico Madrid/ESP) Angel Di Maria (Juventus/ITA), Paulo Dybala (Roma/ITA), Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA), Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan/ITA)

World Cup History
Winners: 2 (1978 and 1986)
Losing finalists: 3 (1930, 1990, 2014)
Leading World Cup scorer: Lionel Messi (11)
Leading scorer at Qatar World Cup: Lionel Messi (5)
FRANCE
Group Stage
France 4 (Rabiot 27, Giroud 32, 71, Mbappe 68) Australia 1 (Goodwin 9)
France 2 (Mbappe 61, 86) Denmark 1 (Christensen 68)
Tunisia 1 (Khazri 58) France 0

Round of 16
France 3 (Giroud 44, Mbappe 74, 90+1) Poland 1 (Lewandowski 90+9-pen)
Quarter-final
England 1 (Kane 54-pen) France 2 (Tchouameni 17, Giroud 78)
Semi-final
France 2 (Hernandez 5, Kolo Muani 79) Morocco 0
France Squad
Goalkeepers: Alphonse Areola (West Ham/ENG), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham/ENG), Steve Mandanda (Rennes/FRA)
Defenders: Axel Disasi (Monaco/FRA), Theo Hernandez (AC Milan/ITA), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool/ENG), Jules Kounde (Barcelona/ESP), Benjamin Pavard (Bayern Munich/GER), William Saliba (Arsenal/ENG), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich/GER), Raphael Varane (Manchester United/ENG)
Midfielders: Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid/ESP), Youssouf Fofana (Monaco/FRA), Matteo Guendouzi (Marseille/FRA), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus/ITA), Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid/ESP), Jordan Veretout (Marseille/FRA)
Forwards: Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich/GER), Ousmane Dembele (Barcelona/ESP), Olivier Giroud (AC Milan/ITA), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid/ESP), Randal Kolo Muani (Eintracht Frankfurt/GER), Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain/FRA), Marcus Thuram (Borussia Moenchengladbach/GER)

World Cup History
Winners: 2 (1998, 2018)
Losing finalists: 1 (2006)
Leading World Cup scorer: Just Fontaine (13)
Leading scorer at Qatar World Cup: Kylian Mbappe (5)