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Sunday, 18 December 2022

It’s the final night of the 2022 World Cup

⚽ The 2022 World Cup is coming to an end tonight as Argentina and France compete for the champions title at 5pm.

Third and fourth places in the world: With Brazil and Belgium — which occupy the first and second place in the FIFA Men’s Ranking — falling out of the championship, Argentina (third in the ranking) and France (fourth) now have the chance to improve their rankings by winning the World Cup.

Will the winner keep the trophy? It’s common for the World Cup champions to retain the cup forever, which is what happened with Brazil when it won the 1970 World Cup for the third time following their 1958 and 1962 victories. Argentina also won the World Cup in 1978 and 1986, and this time around can be marked as their third. However, recently FIFA has cut off this tradition — which explains why Germany never retained the cup after winning for the third time in 2014.

AND THAT’S A WRAP on our 2022 World Cup coverage. We’ll be here to bring you the same football fix when the 2026 World Cup rolls around in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

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