LeBron James Takes a Clear Stand on Lionel Messi vs Kylian Mbappe Ahead of FIFA World Cup Final 2022

Soccer fever has taken over the world with the FIFA World Cup final approaching. Fans are busy predicting the outcome of the final, along with pundits and celebs. Many top athletes from other sports are following the World Cup closely since the start. NBA legend and Liverpool supporter LeBron James is no exception to it.

Although there is no Liverpool player featuring in the final, king James is still following the World Cup as he has a good relationship with world champion and PSG star Kylian Mbappe. Nike tied James and Mbappe with long-term deals, and both get along well. However, King James recently denied predicting the result but was happy with another aspect of the final.

LeBron James is happy that the World Cup final is at 7 am

LeBron James, while speaking t the press, was asked to predict the results and whose side he was on, Mbappe or Messi. Although he didn’t take the side of the soccer stars, he was happy to know the timing of the match. The match is scheduled to take place at 7 am American time.

James said, “I’m not gonna chose. Umm, what time is the match? ‘7 am.’ 7 am, okay, cool. So I can get up and watch it. I just want to see a great match like the rest of the world, besides who’s ever rooting for friends or Argentina; so we’ll see. I mean, it’s gonna be a great one, and look forward to seeing, you know, two of the greatest ever played that sport go at it. It’ll be fun.” 

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We saw King James following the World Cup from the start. He wished the USMNT for their matches. Recently, James responded to Cristiano Ronaldo’s tweet after the player bowed out of the quarterfinals. He is a big fan of the sport and owns some stakes in the English Giants, Liverpool, owned by FSG.

Argentina to take on France in the FIFA World Cup final

Kylian Mbappe-inspired France will play its second consecutive final, the feat last achieved by Brazil in 2002. They also have a chance to lift back-to-back trophies in 60 years. Again, Brazil was the last team to achieve it. Mbappe won his first FIFA World Cup at 19 and will look to add another trophy on Sunday.

Lionel Messi led Argentina are playing the final for the first time since 2014. Messi will look to win the most coveted trophy for the first time in his career. He is in dominant form this World Cup. Argentina is yet to win the trophy since 1986 when Diego Maradona led side won it.

Both teams will look at their talismans to inspire them. Despite the massive injury concerns before the start of the World Cup, France has made it to the finals. On the other hand, Argentina made it to the finals after losing their opening game against Saudi Arabia. Both teams will rely on their defense to stop the attacking threats of Mbappe and Messi.

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It will be an exciting fixture where both teams will go to each other for the biggest soccer prize. Let us know your predictions in the comments below.