France opens as slight favorite over Argentina
France opened as a slight favorite to deny Lionel Messi's his elusive World Cup title after eliminating Morocco 2-0 in Wednesday's second semifinal. France will attempt to successfully defend its title on Sunday against Argentina, which received a goal and an assist from Messi in routing Croatia 3-0 in the first semifinal on Tuesday. In what is expected to be Messi's final World Cup, Argentina opened as slight underdogs