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Why Steve Nicol wants Argentina to beat France in World Cup final (1:20)

Steve Nicol wants Argentina and Lionel Messi to win the World Cup in 2022. The time has come.

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There have been four World Cup finals in the last seven years. This is where France are standing before facing Argentina on Sunday in the World Cup final. France is currently at the top of the football pyramid.

Two of their victories were in 1998 and 2018? Losing in 2006 was really disappointing. What about the year 2022. Brazil and Germany both made it to four World Cup finals during a six-year period, and Germany made it to seven. Only France claims to have dominated in a similar manner.

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The Seleo won three titles out of the four finals that they dominated. Two of those five were won by the Nationalmannschaft. France will still trail Italy's four World Cup titles if they win on Sunday, but they are cementing their place as the best international football team. The rest of the world can't compete with the dominance of the US. They have made six finals in their past 12 major tournaments, including two Euros finals. A 50% ratio is amazing over the course of 25 years.

Winning on Sunday would show that this point is valid. He could cement his status among the all-time greats if he wins three winners' medals. Vittorio Pozzo is the only manager to have won the World Cup twice. To do it in the modern era and in a tournament with 32 countries would be more significant than ever.

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On his latest post, Benzema said he wouldn't come back to the World Cup to play for France against Argentina.

The success is the result of the work of Deschamps. The World Cup was a perfect match for his pragmatic mind and approach. He created a winning mentality and a special team spirit in his group by being conservative and defensive-minded. The failures of the 2010 World Cup and the 2012 Euros made him take over the team. They were taught how to win by him.

The French national team is the best thing that's happened to me. He is correct. He is the best thing that has happened to the team. It would be absurd for the French federation to not keep him because he wants to stay in charge until the next Euros.

Players want him to stay. The player said he owes everything to the coach. KylianMbappe is very thankful for their journey together. The man is like a second father to the player. The head coach was fortunate to have a great group of players. France has a lot of talent and is a serious winner. Not a lot of other countries have the same quality. There are some jewels in the future.

The impact has been boosted by the star power ofMbappe. If it weren't for Kylian Mbappe, France wouldn't have won the World Cup and wouldn't be in the final in four years.

The Brazilian player only competed in one game in 1962, while the French player has competed in every game, making Sunday a special day for him.

The past 25 years have been dominated by France. He wants France to dominate for the next 25 years. He has a drive and ambition that is out of this world. He wanted to be the leader of the team at the beginning of the tournament because of the injuries to Benzema and Paul Pogba. The team needed him the most.

Four years ago, he was just a teenager on the verge of global fame. It isn't the same now. For the next 10 years, this is Mbappe's team and he is just one victory away from bringing home a third World Cup for France.