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Ahead of the conclusion of the World Cup this coming weekend, Sport will be here to keep you abreast of all the most recent developments.
France and Argentina are both finishing up their preparations on the training ground ahead of Sunday's historic clash at Lusail Stadium. The World Cup final is set to take place this weekend, and the countdown to the match has officially begun. Les Bleus will be playing in their second final in as many events when they take the field for this one. They were able to secure their spot in the final by claiming victory against Morocco in the semifinals on Wednesday.
Lionel Messi led Argentina to a comfortable victory over Croatia in the World Cup semi-final match that took place on Tuesday night. As a result of this victory, Argentina is now preparing for their first chance at World Cup gold since 2014. However, it is still unknown whether the seven-time winner of the Ballon d'Or would be able to participate in the match against France because he suffered a hamstring injury during Argentina's most recent game.
Messi was seen holding the back of his leg and stretching it out on multiple occasions during Argentina's match against Croatia, which sparked concerns about his fitness in advance of Sunday's championship game. Messi also did not participate in Argentina's training session at their base on Thursday, which caused the rest of his teammates to be concerned. Even though it seems likely that he will play through the discomfort unless the injury gets worse over the next 48 hours, France will be sorely hoping that Messi is forced to sit on the sidelines for the encounter, which is poised to mark the last World Cup appearance of his international career.
Because Lionel Messi was not seen in training with the rest of his Argentina team-mates on Thursday, concerns have been raised regarding the possibility that he will be able to participate in the match against France on Sunday.
Messi injury update
It is believed that the 35-year-old is suffering from a hamstring injury, but the only reason he was absent from training was because he participated in a scheduled recovery session with the other players who started in the victory over Croatia.
According to ESPN, who are saying that numerous Argentina stars were given additional recovery time on Thursday by participating in an indoor gym session rather than working out on the pitch, this is what took place.
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France and Argentina are scheduled to compete for the most prestigious award in football at Lusail Stadium in just two days from now, and we will be here to keep you informed of everything you need to know in order to prepare for Sunday's historic match. France and Argentina will be playing for the trophy at Lusail Stadium.
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