France are once more in the final of the FIFA World Cup after beating Morocco 2-0 on December 14. Theo Hernandez and Randal, Kylo Mani were the goalscorers. Theo is the younger brother of 2018 World Cup winner Lucas Hernandez. Now, France face, off for the title vs Lionel Messi’s Argentina. Both teams have won it twice. In their last encounter, which was in the Round of 16 4 years back, France won 4-3. On December 18, France aim to become the first in 60 years to win consecutive editions. As of now, only Italy (1934 and 1938) and Brazil (1958 and 1962) have done so. This will be one epic final as both sides are in good form. Messi and Kylian are in the race for the golden boot. Both have five goals in six games till now. Messi is a danger, but Theo is confident and says Messi doesn’t scare them. Playing two World Cup finals in a row is an incredible moment. We did a good job; it was hard, but we are in the final," he said while speaking to told Italian station RAI Sport after winning the semifinal, according to TNN. We will work hard to win this final, he added. Now we have to think about the final. I'm tired, but it's nice to win a World Cup semi-final. Now let's recover for Sunday. Messi doesn't scare us, Argentina is an incredible team, but we have a few days to work," he went on to say. The final is France’s 4th World Cup summit clash in the last seven editions. Aguero was spotted at Argentina's training camp in Doha ahead of the World Cup final, where he rolled back the years with a thumping strike in training. The former striker, who hung up his boots in 2021 due to heart problems, was seen on Nicolas Otamendi's Instagram story performing stretches. Morocco has lodged an official complaint to FIFA expressing their unhappiness over the officiating during their World Cup semi-final match against France. Cesar Ramos was the referee during the match and one incident, in particular, attracted the ire of Moroccan fans -- the first-half challenge by Hernandez on Moroccan winger Sofiane Boufal inside the French penalty area. While replays seem to suggest that it was Hernandez making contact, but Boufal ended up getting booked by Ramos. The Royal Moroccan Football Federation released a statement that read: The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) strongly protested against the arbitration of the Morocco-France match officiated by Mr. Cesar Arturo Ramos. To this end, the FRMF sent a letter to the competent body in which it returns to the arbitration situation which deprived the Moroccan selection of two indisputable penalties in the opinion of several arbitration specialists. The FRMF also expressed its great astonishment that the Video Assistance to Arbitration (VAR) system did not react to these arbitration situations. The FRMF recalls that it will spare no effort to defend and preserve the rights of the National Selections by advocating fairness in arbitration and by denouncing these arbitration decisions taken during this semi-final confrontation of the World Cup. Of FIFA Qatar, 2022.
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