The scene is set and history beckons as France and Argentina prepare to meet in Sunday’s World Cup Final.
Can the mesmeric Lionel Messi add another glorious chapter to a masterpiece of a career that has thrust him firmly into the conversation of the greatest player to have ever graced the game? Or will the Argentina star be upstaged by Paris Saint-Germain team-mate and France’s golden boy Kylian Mbappe as he looks to become a two-time World Cup winner at the age of just 23?
No matter which side comes out on top at the Lusail Iconic Stadium, they will add their names to a list of World Cup winners containing football legends such as Pele, Diego Maradona, Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo. But with the 22nd FIFA World Cup now just days away from ending, which country has enjoyed the most success during the 92-year history of the tournament?
5. Argentina - 2
The country that produced some of the world's best ever footballers have, of course, lifted the trophy twice both in 1978 and 1986 - the latter being one of the best finals ever as Argentina beat West Germany 3-2 in an enthralling final thanks to a Jorge Burruchaga winner. Photo: Mike King
6. France - 2
The Zinedine Zidane masterclass of 1998 handed them their first World Cup victory and they repeated it again twenty years later by defeating Croatia 4-2 in Russia. Photo: PIERRE VERDY
7. Uruguay - 2
Uruguay won the inaugural edition of the tournament as they beat Argentina 4-2 in 1930, before they followed it up two decades later by defeating host nation Brazil in front of 173,000 people at the Maracana. Photo: STAFF
8. England - 1966
England's one and only victory came on home soil as they lifted the Jules Rimet World Cup at Wembley by beating West Germany 4-2 in extra time. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images) Photo: Fox Photos