The South Americans reached the final after easing past Croatia in the semis, whilst France ended Morocco’s dream run in the tournament to book their spot in the showpiece event.
The final will bring to a close the 22nd edition of the World Cup after four weeks of competition in the Middle East.
Here is everything you need to know about this year’s final.
When is the World Cup final?
The final will take place on Sunday, December 18 at 3pm GMT.
The date is also the Qatar National Day.
What TV channel will the World Cup final be on?
The BBC and ITV will both show the final live on TV in the UK.
The BBC will begin their coverage at 1.50pm, whilst ITV will get underway from 1.30pm.
Viewers can also live stream the game on BBC iPlayer and ITVX.
Which stadium is hosting the match?
The Lusail Stadium has been chosen as the venue for the final.
The stadium has a capacity of 80,000 and it has also hosted one round of 16 match, one quarter-final and one semi-final.
Construction on the stadium began in 2017, and it was finished last year at an estimated cost of £630million.
Lusail is the second biggest city in Qatar, and is situated just to the north of the capital Doha.
Who won the last final?
An own goal from Mario Mandzukic own goal put France ahead after just 18 minutes but Croatia equalised 10 minutes later through Ivan Perisic.
Les Bleus then retook the lead courtesy of a penalty by Antoine Griezmann on the stroke of half time.
Goals from Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappe put Didier Deschamp’s side 4-1 ahead with 25 minutes left to play, and a Mario Mandzukic strike – this time in the right net – was not enough to prevent France winning their second World Cup.
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