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Lionel Messi makes his 26th appearance for Argentina at the World Cup finals, breaking the all-time men’s record in doing so. There’s only one change to their starting XI from the semi-final against Croatia. Angel Di Maria – who hadn’t started since the group win over Poland, and played only eight minutes in the quarter-final victory over the Netherlands – takes the place of Leandro Paredes as Lionel Scaloni moves to a 4-3-3.
France coach Didier Deschamps goes back to the 4-2-3-1 starting XI named for the quarter-final victory over England. Dayot Upamecano and Adrien Rabiot both return having recovered from a virus, meaning Ibrahima Konaté and Youssouf Fofana step down.
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