the statistics of the France team, before the final against Argentina

With a fourth final in seven appearances in the World Cup, the French football team, which will face Argentina on Sunday December 18 at 4 p.m. in the final of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, is the “the most regular nation of the last quarter century”.

► 13 goals scored, 5 conceded

For now, the France team is also, with England, the best attack of this World Cup. The players have scored 13 goals in the six games played. Among the top scorers: Kylian Mbappé has five goals, while his partner in attack Olivier Giroud has scored four times.

The semi-final of the Blues against Morocco was a first for the French defense: Hugo Lloris and his defenders kept the French clean sheet for the first time during this World Cup. In total, the French players have conceded one goal in every game before, making five in total.

Future opponent of the Blues, Argentina scored 12 goals and conceded five.

► 4 minutes 39 seconds: speed record for Theo Hernandez

By opening the scoring in the semi-final against Morocco after 4 minutes of play, defender Theo Hernandez became the fastest scorer at this stage of the competition since 1958. Only the Brazilian Vava had done better by scoring after two minutes in the semi-finals of the 1958 World Cup… against France.

► 0.19: Kylian Mbappé defends less than once per game

Focused on the attack with five goals in six games, the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) striker participates very little in defensive spots. In total, out of the 477 minutes played during this World Cup, Kylian Mbappé defended… only once. This is the lowest number of any player in the competition.

His teammate in attack at PSG and future opponent Sunday Lionel Messi has nine defensive actions in 570 minutes played or 1.42 per game.

► 144 selections and 19 World Cup matches: Hugo Lloris, model of longevity

Captain of the Blues, Hugo Lloris, now has 19 games played, in four different World Cups (2010, 2014, 2018, 2022). At 35, the goalkeeper is also the most selected Blue in the history of French football, with 144 selections.

► 20.7 million viewers: audience ratings for TF1

Each new meeting of the Blues beats the previous annual television audience record. The semi-final against Morocco attracted an average of 20.7 million viewers on TF1, according to figures published by Médiamétrie.

The other matches of the France team also brought together more than ten million people. Another audience record is expected in Sunday’s final against Argentina.

► €400,000 bonus for future winners

If they retain their world title, the players of the France team will receive a €400,000 bonus paid by the International Football Federation (Fifa), according to the sports daily The Team.

If this amount represents only a few days of salary in their respective club, the Blues will be able to donate their bonus to associations or NGOs which “work for human rights”, as they hinted before the competition. In 2018, an endowment fund, “Generation 2018”was created for this purpose.