Argentina vs France Prediction 18 December 2022

When forming a prediction for Argentina, let's first look at the opponents passed. The blue and white sensationally caught a loose at the start of the tournament, losing to the Saudi Arabian national team with a score of 1:2. However, then followed confident victories over the national teams of Mexico and Poland with the same score 2:0, and thus 1st place in group C. And in the 1/8 finals (2:1 with Australia) and in the quarterfinals (3:2 with the Netherlands), Scaloni's proteges made the fans worry. At first, the Australians could have equalized in the last minute, and then the Netherlands made a crazy comeback in regular time and brought the game to a penalty shootout. In the semifinals, the Croatian national team was waiting for the team and this match can be stopped in more detail.Argentina started the match with the usual 4-4-2 scheme with one change in the lineup – instead of Acuña (disqualification), Tagliafico came out on the left in defense. The first half hour turned out to be quite closed, without dangerous moments and even without shots on goal. The opponent switched to the defense of five defenders and, apparently, this played a key role. Yes, it is more difficult to cut the defense at 5-4-1, but after Modric's unsuccessful interception, Alvarez had a cool breakthrough and, as a result, earned a penalty. In the 34th minute, Messi converted an eleven-yard shot. This goal forced the opponent to open up, and the Argentines took advantage of the shock state and doubled the advantage after five minutes. As a result, Argentina finished off the opponent in the second half and rightly achieved a triumph with a score of 3:0.

When making a prediction for France, we will also pay attention to past opponents. "Tricolor” came out of 1st place in Group D, gaining six points. Deschamps' wards were the first to secure an early exit to the playoffs (4:1 with Australia and 2:1 with Denmark), which is why in the 3rd round mainly the second team entered the field. As a result, the French caught a loss from the Tunisian national team – 0:1. In the first stage of the playoffs, Poland got to the opponents - there were no surprises in the match (3:1), and in the next stage the British were beaten (2:1). In the semifinals, the national team of Morocco faced off and let's take a closer look at this match.Deschamps put on a 4-1-2-3 game, where the role of strikers was given to Dembele, Giroud and Mbappe. If there were no changes in the attack, then the midfield and defense lines underwent changes – Fofana came out instead of Rabiot, and Konate appeared instead of Upamecano. The permutations are connected with the illness of football players. Looking ahead, we note that Varan, Koman, Konate, Tchuameni and T. Hernandez have been added to the list of patients for the upcoming match – their appearance on the field is still questionable. This arrangement did not prevent them from giving out a powerful starting segment – the French took advantage of the opponent's problems in defense and opened the score already in the 5th minute (i.e. Hernandez). Then the “tricolor” gave the ball to the opponent and tried to catch him on the counterattack. It was possible to achieve a second goal only in the 79th minute (Kolo-Muani). Yes, France was left with a victory (2-0), but the opponent gave out great football.