ARGENTINA will face France in the World Cup finals tomorrow, with Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe inspiring their nations towards the finals.

Will the tournament be remembered as 'Messi's World Cup' if Argentina wins the championship or Mbappe will lead France to win the trophy twice in a row after winning it four years ago in Russia?

Below is an article from BBC Sport talking about six other players who were leaders in leading their countries to success in previous years.

Pele, Brazil – 1958

Pele was only 17 years old when Brazil went to the World Cup in 1958 in Sweden, apparently winning the cup for the first time.

Left out of the squad for the opening two matches, the striker played in a 2-0 win over the Soviet Union and scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Wales in the quarter-finals.

From then on, he was unstoppable.

He scored a hat-trick in a 5-2 semi-final win over France and two more goals in a 5-2 win over Sweden in the final.

That was the first of three World Cup titles for Pele.

He was also involved in two games in 1962, before injuries sidelined him.

In 1970, at his best, he scored four times including Brazil's first goal in a 4-1 win over Italy.

Mario Kempes, Argentina – 1978

Argentina have won the World Cup twice and in the events that followed, one player made a big contribution to their success in 1978, on home soil, Mario Kempes.

The Valencia striker went to the tournament having won the golden boot in La Liga in two consecutive seasons and was the only player in the Argentine squad who did not play in his country.

Kempes failed to score in the group stage, but later showed his prowess by scoring both goals in a 2-0 win over Poland and then scoring the first goal of the third in a 6-0 win over Peru.

The win took Argentina to the final and Kempes scored twice more in a 3-1 win over the Netherlands in Buenos Aires, not only helping his country to their first success, but also finishing as the tournament's top scorer and best player.

Paolo Rossi, Italy – 1982

He went to the World Cup in 1982 in Spain, Italian striker Paolo Rossi being the first to return to the field after serving a two-year sentence for a match-fixing scandal in the Serie A league, while the coach of the national team, Enzo Bearzot being blamed by the media for choosing him in the squad.

But after a slow start, the striker showed his spark against Brazil by scoring a hat-trick in a match that Italy won and qualified for the semi-finals.

It was followed by scoring both goals in a 2–0 win over Poland in the semi-finals and scoring Italy's first goal in a 3–1 final win over West Germany.

Rossi's six goals earned him the golden boot in the tournament.

Diego Maradona, Argentina – 1986

Captain Diego Maradona led by example in 1986 helping Argentina win the second world cup in Mexico.

He scored the first goal in a 1-1 draw against Italy and helped Argentina advance.

In the quarter-finals, he scored twice and defeated England 2-1.

The first goal being famous as the hand of God as Maradona scored with his hand against Peter Shilton.

But the second goal was one of the best goals of all time at the World Cup.

It was followed by two more goals in a 2-0 semi-final win over Belgium and then a 3-2 win in the final against West Germany.

Scoring five goals and providing five assists, his name became big and he won the golden shoe for being the best player of the tournament.

Zinedine Zidane, France – 1998

Skilled midfielder Zinedine Zidane was the star of France that hosted the tournament in 1998.

He got off to a good start by providing the assist for his country's first goal scored by Christophe Dugarry in a 3-0 win over South Africa.

Zidane continued to be praised by the fans after scoring the opening goal against Saudi Arabia, but was later shown a red card in the 4-0 win and missed the third group match between France and Denmark, also a 1-0 win in extra minutes against Paraguay in the round of 16.

But he bounced back in style, scoring in the penalty shoot-out to send Italy into the quarter-finals and then helping his side to a 2-1 win over Croatia.

In the final, Zidane scored two goals in a 3-0 victory over Brazil and his performance earned him the best team of the tournament.

Two years later he was chosen as the best player of Euro 2000, which France also won the championship.

Ronaldo, Brazil – 2002

The finals in 1998 were expected to be good for Brazilian striker Ronaldo.

However, he was not selected in the beginning and when he was selected, he failed to show his edge in the match they lost 3-0 against France.

Knee injuries kept him out of action in 1999 but he returned to the side and made his history in football.

In 2002, at the South Korea and Japan championships, Ronaldo scored eight goals in the seven matches he played.

He scored four goals in three group matches, one in a 2-1 win against Turkey and another in a 4-0 win against China and two in a 5-2 win against Costa Rica.

Then one in a 2-0 win in the round of 16 against Belgium.

He also scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Turkey and two goals in a 2-0 win over Germany in the final.

Ronaldo finished as top scorer and no player has scored more goals since, even if Messi and Mbappe are on their way this year.