The 2022 World Cup final between Argentina and France promises to be a feast of attacking football.
That the tournament's two joint top scorers, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe (5), are set to face off offers a promise of goals in this biggest of fixtures.
And it also helps that they will be ably supported by the two players tied for second place in the scoring standings in Julian Alvarez and Olivier Giroud (4).
So, with so much talent on the pitch, could we end up seeing the highest scoring World Cup final ever? Read on to find out more.
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Highest scoring World Cup final
Argentina and France will have to get their shooting boots on to beat the 1958 final between Brazil and Sweden, which featured a whopping seven goals.
The Swedes, hosts of that year's tournament, took a fourth-minute lead through Niels Liedholm but were then blown away by their Pele-inspired opponents.
The great man and teammate Vava both scored twice, while Mario Zagallo also got on the scoresheet as Brazil clinched their first World Cup. The other goal came from Sweden's Agne Simonssen when the game was already decided.
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Most goals in a World Cup final
Although a World Cup final has only featured as many as seven goals on one occasion, there have been others that have come close.
Below are the nine highest scoring finals (note: three finished with four goals scored).
| Year | Final score | Goals |
| 1958 | Brazil 5-2 Sweden | 7 |
| 1966 | England 4-2 Germany (a.e.t) | 6 |
| 1930 | Uruguay 4-2 Argentina | 6 |
| 1938 | Italy 4-2 Hungary | 6 |
| 2018 | France 4-2 Croatia | 6 |
| 1970 | Brazil 4-1 Italy | 5 |
| 1954 | Germany 3-2 Hungary | 5 |
| 1986 | Argentina 3-2 Germany | 5 |
