The best World Cup final pictures

 The eyes of the world will be on the Lusail Stadium in Qatar on Sunday when Argentina meet France in the final of the 2022 World Cup.

Thousands of camera lenses will be trained on the action, hoping to capture the moments that will be splashed across every newspaper in the days that follow and continue to evoke memories in the decades to come.

Over the past 92 years photographers have been in attendance at 21 finals to record what they witness - the colour, the excitement, the goals and the glamour. BBC Sport has partnered with Getty Images to bring you the best photos.

We begin on 30 June 1930 at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay...

The 1930 showdown was between the hosts and Argentina in a rematch of the gold-medal game at the 1928 Olympics, which was won by Uruguay.

Thirteen teams took part in the inaugural tournament. Four arrived from Europe on the same boat, training on the top deck as they travelled.

Uruguay's Pablo Dorado scored the first World Cup final goal in the 12th minute of the contest (first picture below), but this was quickly cancelled out by Carlos Peucelle's fierce strike. Before the break, tournament top scorer Guillermo Stabile put Argentina ahead - his eighth goal of that World Cup.

Uruguay dominated the second half, though. Pedro Cea made it 2-2 before Santos Iriarte put them back into the lead.

With a minute to go, Hector Castro made sure of the win - and remains the only one-armed man to score in a World Cup final. His goal is the second photo below...

The win sparked huge celebrations on and off the pitch.

The then president of Fifa, Jules Rimet, presented the trophy that would later be named after him to Dr Raul Jude of the Uruguayan Football Association. The following day was declared a national holiday in Uruguay.

owever, Uruguay did not defend their crown four years later in Italy in protest at the lack of European teams who took part in 1930.

In total, 32 teams entered in 1934, which included a qualification system for the first time to narrow the field for the finals down to 16 - 12 from Europe, two from South America (Argentina and Brazil), one from Africa (Egypt) and one from North America (the USA).

The final was played in the Stadio Nazionale PNF (the National Stadium of the National Facist Party).

This World Cup mas marred by controversy, with critics claiming it was used by then Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini as a means of promoting facism.

For the second tournament running, the hosts reached the final, where they faced Czechoslovakia.

In a tight game, the deadlock was finally broken in the 71st minute when Antonin Puc gave Czechoslovakia the lead.

It lasted only 10 minutes, with Raimundo Orsi levelling for Italy to prompt wild celebrations in the ground, including Italy coach (on the right of the photo below), who watched the game from behind the Czechoslovakia goal.

Orsi's goal took the match to extra time, during which Angelo Schiavio scored to give Italy victory.

Four years later in France, Pozzo and Italy were back and challenging once more for the big prize...

In the summer of 1938, 16 teams were whittled down to two - Italy and Hungary - for the final at Paris' Stade Olympique de Colombes.

Much of the action would happen in the first half, with both sides scoring in the opening 10 minutes. Gino Colaussi gave Italy the lead before Pal Titkos equalised.

Goals from Silvio Piola and Colaussi again put the holders firmly in charge at the break.

Hungary captain Gyorgy Sarosi made the contest interesting with 20 minutes to go, but Piola's second goal ensured consecutive World Cup triumphs for Italy.

As a result, Italy became the first side to win a World Cup on foreign soil and Pozzo - 'Il Vecchio Maestro' (The Old Master) - became the first, and to date only, coach to win the trophy twice.

Little did those in attendance know, it would be the last World Cup game for 12 years.