World Cup Finals: ‘We Will Limit Messi’ Didier Deschamps Assures

 France will face Argentina and Kylian Mbappe will battle with Lionel Messi in a heavyweight World Cup final.

Manager Didier Deschamps is hoping to see his side limit the influence of Argentina forward, Lionel Messi in the 2022 FIFA World Cup final.

The defending champions clinched her ticket to the World Cup final after clinching a 2-0 win over Morocco on Wednesday, which came a day after Messi guided Argentina to a 3-0 victory against Croatia in the semifinal round

Les Bleus will now meet Argentina for the first time since their round of 16 clash in the 2018 World Cup.

However, the France manager has noted that his team wil pay a cloae attention ti Lionel Messi ahead of the final

“Messi is really shining in this tournament,” Deschamps said in his post-match press conference on Wednesday.

“Four years ago, it was different. He played as a center forward against us, and it wasn’t what I expected at the time , now he is more of a two-man team now, with real freedom and he touches a lot of the ball. He is very fit physically.

“We will try to limit his influence, just as the Argentinians will try to limit the influence of some of my players. But Argentina is not in the same position as it was four years ago.”