Data analysis proves that Argentina and France deserved the final

“Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Qatari Emir, is the owner of Paris Saint Germain, and Nasser Al-Khelaifi is the President of the French Ligue 1 Club.”

The World Cup is taking place in Qatar, and Argentina and France are the finalists, and they will contest the trophy.

Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappè are two of the stars in the French Club, and they are the stars of their National Teams.

Everything seems to be set to involve people with things in common.

“Otherwise, Argentina and France deserved to contest the trophy and to be the finalists, both from a team point of view and for the crucial contributions that Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappè made to their teams.”

Teams Stats

“Whatever the styles of play were, they were efficient, as they achieved the final.”

Both attempted a medium-high level of High Turnover, according to the PPDA index and Pressed Sequences values; Argentina pressed higher than France.
They were among the most Build-Up and Direct-Attacks oriented teams, showing a clear mix of styles, as the 10+ passes sequences also prove.

Metric
HT
S-E HT
G-E HT
Pressed Seq
Builds-Up
Goals Bld-Ups
Direct Attacks
D-A Goals
10+ Sequences
Start Distance
PPDA

Argentina
38
7
1
72
20
1
9
1
104
42,5
14,4

Ranking
8th
5th
2nd
4th
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
2nd
11th
21th

France
35
5
1
65
18
1
10
1
98
40,6
18

Ranking
11th
9th
2nd
11th
4th
3rd
5th
2nd
5th
19th
11th

Player Stats

“Lionel Messi & Kylian Mbappè were the real points of strength for Argentina and France.”

They shared the highest values for chances created from open play and carries, shots on goal, shots on target, and furthermore, they are the leading goalscorers / top scorers before the final.
They are the top two players in the tournament for take-on attempts, proving that they tried to be as decisive as possible in all attacking phases, with the highest success rates when attempting take-on.
They are just behind Harry Kane (3) for assists provided from open play (2).