Messi to set new World Cup appearances record in final, France shake off virus concerns

Lionel Messi will break the record for most World Cup match appearances in Sunday’s final against France after being named in Argentina’s starting XI. Messi’s outing in the semi-final win over Croatia took his World Cup games tally to 25, level with Lothar Matthaus. But he was unsurprisingly named among the starters for Sunday’s showpiece […]