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Au revouir and adios!

That's all from us today. Thank you for joining us.

Here are the main stories from today:

• France end Morocco dream to set up Argentina final
• 'No tears just pride' as Moroccan dreams shattered
• France win sets up Messi-Mbappe duel many craved
• Argentina v France - pick your combined XI
• Uefa and Fifa backed in bid to block Super League
• Six players who have dominated World Cup

Thanks again and make sure to join us tomorrow as we continue to build up to Saturday's third-place play off between Croatia and Morocco.

There's also the small issue of Sunday's final where either Argentina or France will be crowned world champions.

See you then!

The final awaits...

Where will the party be on Sunday?

On a frosty evening at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris?...

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Or a brilliant summer's day at the Obelisk in Buenos Aires?

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• Argentina are competing in their sixth World Cup final, with only Germany (eight) participating in more.
• They are looking to win the trophy for a third time, along with 1978 and 1986, but defeat would see them with the joint-most World Cup final losses in history (four, level with Germany).
• France have reached the World Cup final for a fourth time, all since 1998 (1998, 2006, 2018, 2022). This is twice as many as any other nation in this period.
• Les Bleus, the reigning champions, are looking to become only the third nation to win back-to-back World Cups, after Italy (1934 and 1938) and Brazil (1958 and 1962).

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Argentina face France in the World Cup final on Sunday, with Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe inspiring their respective nations throughout the past month in Qatar.

So will the competition be remembered as the 'Messi World Cup', with the Argentine finally lifting the trophy that has eluded him, or will Mbappe guide France to successive triumphs, following on from four years ago in Russia?

BBC Sport has taken a look at six other players who were instrumental in their country's successes in previous years...

Find out who they are here

• This will be the fourth World Cup meeting between Argentina and France. Argentina have won two of the previous three, but lost the only such encounter in the knockout stage, a 4-3 defeat in 2018’s last-16.
• Overall, this will be the 13th meeting between Argentina and France in all competitions, with Les Bleus winning just three of the previous 12 (D3 L6), although the most recent was that World Cup knockout win in Russia.
• France are unbeaten in their last 10 World Cup matches against South American nations (W6 D4). Indeed, their last such defeat came against Argentina, going down 2-1 in the 1978 first group stage.
• This will be the 11th World Cup final competed between a South American and European nation. South American sides lifted the trophy on seven of those previous 10 occasions.
• Argentina are responsible for two of the three such defeats for South American teams (against Germany in 1990 and 2014), while France are responsible for the other European win (3-0 v Brazil in 1998).

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So which Premier League clubs will be able to boast a World Cup winner in their squad when they return to action on 26 December?

Tottenham and Manchester United have a player in each camp, so are assured a winner either way.

Aston Villa, Brighton and Manchester City have a player in the Argentina squad, while West Ham, Liverpool and Arsenal each have a France international.

Here is a breakdown of the Premier League players who have made the final - click on the links to see the full Argentina and France squads.

Argentina

Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)

Defenders: Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur), Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United)

Midfielders: Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton & Hove Albion)

Forwards: Julian Alvarez (Manchester City)

France

Goalkeepers: Alphonse Areola (West Ham), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham)

Defenders: Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool), William Saliba (Arsenal), Raphael Varane (Manchester United)

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• France’s Didier Deschamps could become only the second manager to lead a nation to victory at two separate World Cups, after Vittorio Pozzo with Italy in 1934 and 1938.
• Deschamps has won 14 of his 18 matches as manager at the finals (D2 L2); only Germany's Helmut Schön (16) has more World Cup wins as a manager, while his win rate of 78% is the best of any manager to take charge of more than 10 World Cup matches.
• At 44 years old, Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni is the youngest manager to take charge of a World Cup final since Germany's Rudi Voller in 2002 (42), while he could be the youngest to win the trophy since his compatriot Cesar Luis Menotti in 1978 (39).

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Think you know your World Cup players? Well, now you can prove it by taking our daily picture quiz.

You have two minutes on the clock to name these seven players.

Have a go here

And make sure to come back each day for your next chance to have a go.

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Winning will be the only statistic on the minds of players and managers as they prepare for Sunday's World Cup final, but there are some pretty impressive milestones that could be reached when Argentina take on France at the Lusail Stadium in Doha.

Here are some of the facts and figures surrounding this mighty match-up:

• Argentina's Lionel Messi will become the all-time record appearance maker in World Cup history, with 26, if he plays in the final. He could also become the first player to score in the group stage, last-16, quarter-final, semi-final and final in a single edition of the tournament.
• Messi has 11 goals and eight assists in 25 World Cup appearances. If he scores or assists in the final, he will be the first player to record 20 goal involvements at the competition (counting goals in every tournament and assists since 1966).
• France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris could become just the fourth player to captain a side in consecutive World Cup finals, after Germany's Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (1982 and 1986), Argentina's Diego Maradona (1986 and 1990) and Brazil's Dunga (1994 and 1998). If France win, Lloris would be the first to captain a winning team in two separate finals.
• Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappé both scored for France in their 4-2 victory over Croatia in the 2018 World Cup final. Only four players have ever scored in two separate World Cup finals: Brazil's Vavá (1958, 1962) and Pelé (1958, 1970); Germany's Paul Breitner (1974, 1982), and France's Zinedine Zidane (1998, 2006).
• Aged 23 years and 363 days on the day of this year’s showpiece, Mbappé could become the youngest player to score in multiple World Cup finals.

Fancy an impromptu World Cup quiz? Name Marco Materazzi's four former Italy team-mates, pictured here, from the 2006 World Cup-winning team.

No cheating now...

Strong words from Sean. Do you agree?

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Talking about Premier League players featuring in the World Cup - what about the World Cup stars who could be on their way to the Premier League?

Check out today's transfer gossip column, where you will be able to find out more about Manchester United's reported pursuit of Benfica's Portugal striker Goncalo Ramos, 21.

There are also rumours of Premier League interest in Juventus's Serbia forward Dusan Vlahovic, 22, Borussia Dortmund's Germany attacker Youssoufa Moukoko, 18, and Angers' Morocco midfielder Azzedine Ounahi, 22, amongst others.

Is your club after a World Cup star? Have a look at today's gossip column to find out more.

Argentina midfielder, Alexis Mac Allister has picked up a few suitors.

According to a report by the Sun, external, Tottenham are amongst the clubs who may try and lure the 23-year-old Brighton midfielder away from the Amex Stadium.

Mac Allister joined The Seagulls in January 2020. His performances earned him a place in Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni's squad for the 2022 World Cup and he has been impressive so far in Qatar.

Mac Allister has started every match apart from the opening loss to Saudi Arabia and scored a goal against Poland.

Alongside Spurs, Italian sides Inter Milan and Juventus are also reported to be interested in the Argentine, as are Spanish team, Atletico Madrid.

The player's contract is set to run until the summer of 2025, with the option of a further year.

Some sad news to report.

A security guard at the Lusail Stadium has died after falling from the World Cup venue in Qatar after Argentina's quarter-final win over the Netherlands.

Kenyan John Njau Kibue was initially said to be in a stable but critical condition - however, he died after three days in hospital.

Qatari organisers say they "are investigating the circumstances leading to the fall as a matter of urgency".

The 24-year-old's sister told CNN they have not been given an explanation., external

"We want justice. We want to know what caused his death. They have never sent us a picture to show where he fell from or given us any other information," Ann Wanjiru said.

• Read more on this story here

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Rio Ferdinand
Former England defender on BBC One

Fairytale wise we wanted Morocco to win, but now we've got a two final with two megastars in Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe. It could be the passing of the baton. Who knows?

There are so many different sub plots to what could be a great game.