Argentina and France are gearing up for the biggest game in football (Picture: FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

Argentina and France meet in today’s World Cup final with a place in the history books awaiting the winners.

The South Americans are eyeing their third World Cup crown and their first since 1986, while Lionel Messi is hoping to finally get his hands on the only title missing from his extraordinary trophy cabinet.

As for France, they too are looking for their third victory in the competition, and they can also become the first team since Brazil in 1958 and 1962 to win back-to-back World Cups.

Find out what time the final of Qatar 2022 kicks-off this afternoon and how to watch on TV.

What time does the World Cup final start?

The final will kick-off at 3pm today (Sunday, December 18).

The 89,000 capacity Lusail Stadium will be the venue for the game.

Messi has never won the World Cup (Picture: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

What TV channel will the World Cup final be on?

Both the BBC and ITV will have live coverage of the match in the UK.

The BBC coverage gets underway from 1.50pm, whilst ITV’s coverage starts at 1.30pm.

Viewers will also be able to live stream the game on the BBC iPlayer and ITVX.

How to listen on radio

The World Cup final will be available to listen to on BBC Radio 5 Live and talkSPORT.

France are the defending champions (Picture: Harry Langer/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)

What is the team news?

France have seen their preparations for the match disrupted by a virus outbreak in their camp.

Kingsley Coman, Ibrahima Konaté and Raphaël Varane trained away from the rest of the squad on Friday, whilst Dayot Upamecano and Adrien Rabiot were absent from the semi-final victory over Morocco but have since returned to training.