Argentina and France square off in the World Cup final Sunday. The match will begin at 10 a.m. ET at Lusail Iconic Stadium (FOX). Below, we look at Tipico Sportsbook’s prop bet lines around the Argentina vs. France odds, and make our best World Cup bets, picks and predictions.
Both Argentina and France come into Sunday’s match with 2 World Cup championships. Argentina’s most-recent win was in 1986, while France’s last victory was just 4 years ago when they beat Croatia 4-2.
Now all the focus will be on 2 players, forwards Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe, both players lead the World Cup in goals, and they are favorites to score in this final game. Messi at 35 years old is soccer’s setting sun, while Mbappe at age 23 is the rising sun.
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Best Argentina vs. France prop bets
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 10:17 p.m. ET.
Argentina total goals OVER 1.5 (+175)
After its opening-round loss to Saudi Arabia, Argentina has put up 2 or more goals in every match this World Cup. Its offense has come together, and it enters Sunday with a 5% greater shooting accuracy than France. 56.1% vs 50.8%.
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France F Olivier Giroud: ANYTIME GOAL (+265)
Now if you think France has the leg up (it has a more accurate crossing rate), F Olivier Giroud is someone to keep an eye on, who has been on a tear. The top 2 goal scorers this World Cup have been Messi and Mbappe, both played in 6 matches and scored 5 times.
But Giroud is right behind them with 4 goals despite playing 1 less game. With all the attention on Mbappe, Giroud could squeak one in.
Highest-scoring half: SECOND HALF (+112)
For both France and Argentina, the second half is when things get exciting. A majority of their goals come towards the end of the match.
Combined, they scored 10 goals in the first half (5 each) vs. 15 in the second half (France 8, Argentina 7). On the flip side they have conceded 1 total goal (France 1, Argentina 0) in the first 45 minutes but a massive 9 goals in the latter half (France 4, Argentina 5).
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