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The two teams that have dominated the last eight years of international football return to the biggest stage once again in the early hours of Wednesday, as reigning champions Argentina and 2018 winners France begin their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaigns.

Four years after producing one of the greatest finals in World Cup history at Lusail, the two nations who contested that epic night in Qatar embark on new journeys with the same ambition -- lifting football’s most coveted trophy once again.

Argentina, who edged France on penalties after a breathtaking 3-3 draw in the 2022 final, start their Group J campaign against Algeria in Kansas City. Lionel Scaloni’s side are attempting to achieve something no men’s

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