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Manchester United vs Bayern Munich Both teams produced shocking results on the weekend as they lost in the domestic leagues and both hoping to avoid back-to-back defeats. The Red Devils are in dire need of a win and hoping that the results between Galatasaray and Copenhagen go their way to qualify for the next round. Their first encounter produced a 7-thriller match with Bayern winning 4-3 at Allianz Arena. Thomas Tuchel has never lost a match at Old Trafford nor had two consecutive wins over the Red Devils. The meeting tonight with Manchester United can end in a draw or a narrow win for the host with both teams scoring. Predictions: 1-1 or 2-1 FT. BTTS-YES

Eric Ten Haag, as a manager for both Ajax and now Manchester United, has never lost away to any Spanish teams in European competition. He has a tendency of loosing at home ground.

Winning Mentality: Coach Aspects Lionel Scaloni Milestones Lionel Scaloni, 44 years old has been in charge for 4 years now, having been appointed to be Argentina's coach in August 2018, in his first task, Scaloni reached the Semi-finals of Copa America in 2019 but lost to Brazil and won Copa America in 2020 against Brazil. In his first spell at FIFA World Cup, he reached the finals which is a great achievement. However, Scaloni as a player never won the FIFA World Cup, played in a few games in 2006, and managed to play also with Messi,Tevez, Mascherano, Mauriccio Pochetino, et al, in 2006 world which they were eliminated in the quarter-finals. Didier Deschamp Milestones Didier Deschamp, 54 years old has been in charge for 10 years now, having been appointed to be France's coach in July 2012, in his first task, he reached the Semi-finals of the World cup in 2014 and lost to Germany, won the 2018 world cup against Croatia, and now in 2022, he is in the FIFA world cup consecutive finals. In EURO competitions, Deschamp has not attained any achievements, in 2016 he was eliminated in the finals by Portugal and eliminated in the quarter-finals by Switzerland in 2021. However, Didier Deschamp as a player won the 1998 world cup in which he played with the likes of Zinedine Zidane, Thiery Henry, Thuram, Petit, Barthez, Viera, et al. Summary The two coaches are almost even in a winning mentality, but Didier Deschamp due to experience is a bit ahead of Scaloni.

Mathematical Winning probability Argentina vs France Opening Odds: (1) 2.80 (x) 3.00 (2) 2.80 Closing Odds: (1) 2.70 (x) 3.10 (2) 2.88 FIFA World Cup Finals Appearance Argentina has played in five finals, losing three and winning two. This accounts for 40% chance of winning the finals. France has played in three finals, losing one and winning two. This accounts for 67% chance of winning the finals. H2H against opponents in the last 7 FIFA world Cups (since 1998) Since 1998, Argentina has played 21 games against European teams, winning 8 (38%), drawing 7 (33%), and losing 6 (29%). This accounts for a 38% chance of winning against European opponents. Since 1998, France has played 11 games against South-American teams, winning 7(64%), drawing 3 (27%), and losing 1 (9%). This accounts for a 64% chance of winning against South American opponents. According to the mathematical probabilities, France has a better chance of winning than Argentina. In football, anything is possible, and the outcome of the game depends on the strategies used by the teams, so aspects like discipline, offense, and defense are crucial. However, I have some misgivings about Argentina's small odds. My Prediction Argentina vs France 3-2 FT

2022 FIFA WORLD CUP 3RD PLACE PLAY-OFF CROATIA vs MOROCCO Odds: (1) 2.35 (x) 3.40 (2) 3.00 Facts about Croatia Croatia is the 2018 finalist, having lost to France then. They were hoping to reach the 2022 finals to try to rectify their 2018 mistakes, but unfortunately, they were hammered seriously by Argentina in the semi-finals. Luka Modric is playing his last world cup game and was hoping to win the cup, but unfortunately, he will have to settle for this third-place play-off. 2018 Finals: France 4-2 Croatia (Croatia lost to France) Facts about Morocco They made history by being the first African team to reach the semi-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Unfortunately, their dreams of reaching the finals and even winning the cup were haltered by the defending champions France. Facts about FIFA World Cup 3rd Place Play-Off The winner of the third-place play-off receives the bronze medal and $27 million in prize money. The loser gets $2 million less (about $25) with no medals. European Teams have won the last 5 third-place play-off games, all of which were played without penalties. 2022: Croatia vs Morocco? 2018: Belgium 2-0 England 2014: Netherlands 3-0 Brazil 2010: Germany 3-2 Uruguay 2006: Germany 3-1 Portugal 2002: Turkey 3-2 South Korea FIFA World Cup (H2H) Croatia vs Morocco They have met once in the FIFA World Cup group stages with a draw of under 2.5. 2022: Croatia 0-0 Morocco PREDICTION Croatia 2-0 Morocco

2022 FIFA WORLD CUP FINAL ARGENTINA vs FRANCE Odds: (1) 2.80 (x) 3.00 (2) 2.80 Facts about France In 90 minutes, France has never lost a FIFA World Cup final. It has competed in three finals, winning two and losing one on penalties to Italy. 2018: France 4-2 Croatia 2006: Italy 1-1 France (France lost in penalties) 1998: France 3-0 Brazil Facts about Argentina Argentina has competed in five FIFA World Cup finals, winning two and losing three. 2014: Germany 1-0 Argentina 1990: West Germany 1-0 Argentina 1986: Argentina 3-2 West Germany 1978: Argentina 3-1 Netherlands 1930: Uruguay 4-2 Argentina FIFA World Cup (H2H) Argentina vs France They have met thrice in FIFA World Cup, with Argentina winning two while France won one. 2018: France 4-3 Argentina (France eliminated Argentina in the Last 16 and France became champions) 1978: Argentina 2-1 France (Argentina eliminated France in Round 2 and Argentina became champions) 1930: Argentina 1-0 France(Argentina beat France in Group Stages, Argentina reached the Finals but lost) Facts about the FIFA World Cup Finals There have been 21 finals played, and two have gone to penalties. Out of 21 finals, 15 have produced Over 2.5 but only 6 of them produced under 2.5 . The two games that reached penalties both involved Italy in finals; 2006: Italy 1-1 France (France lost in penalties) 1994: Brazil 0-0 Italy (Italy lost in penalties) 2022 Finals: Argentina vs France Argentina started with one shocking defeat against Saudi Arabia in the group stages. However, since then they have shown improvement with Lionel Messi being their focal point, and have won all five on the road, conceding one goal against Australia in the last 16, and conceding 2 goals against the Netherlands in the quarters which was decided on penalties. They also beat Croatia (2018 finalists) 3-0 to reach the finals. France has shown consistency and ability to score against any opponents. Antoine Griezmann has been the focal point, created many chances and provided crucial assists. They have played 6 games so far, one defeat to Tunisia but after booking qualifications for the Round of 16. They have conceded in most of their games except semi-finals which they beat Morocco 2-0 to reach the finals. PREDICTION Argentina 3-2 France

Croatia are not a surprise because they are 2018 World cup Finalists