What we have all been waiting for has finally come. On Sunday, December 18 at Lusail Stadium in Qatar, the 2022 World Cuptrophy will be up for grabs as Argentina and France face off in an exciting showdown in the GrandFinal.
It will be the biggest match of the World Cup as the winner of Qatar 2022 will be decided. In one corner, we have the reigning champions France, who are looking to become the first team to win back-to-back tournaments since Brazil in 1958 and 1962.
To do so, they will have to go through an Argentine team that has won the Argentina 1978 and Mexico 1986 tournaments and is gunning for a third crown like the French. They got off to a rough start against Saudi Arabia, but eventually played to their strengths and earned a spot in the final.
How long will the 2022World Cup final between Argentina and France last?
Each of the two halves of theWorld Cup Final match betweenArgentina and France will last45 minutes, with theclock ticking throughout. Stoppage time will beadded by the referee after each half to make up for time lost due to injuries, penalties, or other interruptions in play.
How long a World Cup soccer game takes, from beginning to end, is determined by:
- Regular time:It should take no more than two hours to complete, including the 90 minutes of play, and thetwo 15-minute periods of extra time (30 minutes total).
- Extra time:If the score remains tied after regulation time, there will be 30 minutes of overtime played, plus 5 minutes of pre-overtime play, 5 minutes of mini-overtime play, and 5 minutes of mini-halftime play. Therefore, the game will terminate around twohours and 40 minutes after it began.
- Penalties: In the event of a draw, penalty kicks would add an additional 15 to 20 minutes to the game’s duration. Thus, three hours after kickoff, the game will conclude.
