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WATCH: 2018 World Cup winner Paul Pogba wishes fellow teammates good luck ahead of Argentina clash

WATCH: 2018 World Cup winner Paul Pogba wishes fellow teammates good luck ahead of Argentina clash

France-Argentina to face off in FIFA World Cup final on Sunday night in Lusail

A World Cup winner himself, Paul Pogba has sentbest wishes to his teammates ahead of the final against Argentina in Lusail, Qatar on Sunday. Pogba, who alongside Kylian Mbappe, Giroud and even Griezmann won last edition's World Cup in Russia, sent out a an inspiringmessage for the Les Blues.

A video tweet posted by the official handle of France's football page(in english), Pogba is heard saying, 'the final is not played, it is won...'

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You can listen to the wholemessage in the tweet given below -

Juventus midfielder Pogba missed the FIFA World Cup 2022 due to a knee injury he suffered during the pre-season. Upon undergoingsurgery in September to get hisdamaged meniscus repaired, Pogba has been out of action since. Besides him, France also havea few other big players getting ruled out due to injuries like N'Golo Kante and Karim Benzema.

Despite not havinga handful of first team players in the squad, France's coach Didier Deschamps inspired his team to another World Cup final, where they are eyeing a back-to-back title win. If they achieve this, they will become the first team since Brazil in 1962 to win successive World Cups.

However, in their way stand an upbeat Argentinian team led by the great Lionel Messi - who are also aiming to win their first trophy since 1986, theirthird overall.

The final of the FIFA World Cup 2022 will start at 18:00 PM local time and 20:30 PM IST.

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