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Jimmy Connors picks his favorite for FIFA World Cup final between France and Argentina

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Jimmy Connors picks his favorite for FIFA World Cup final between France and Argentina

Jimmy Connors picks his favorite for FIFA World Cup final between France and Argentina. He picks Argentina because he was banned from playing at the 1974 French Open. The ATP and French Tennis Association were at loggerheads and banned players from the tournament. If Jimmy Connor had played and won the French Grand Slam, he would have completed the Calendar Grand slam after winning the US Open in 1974.

Jimmy Connors picks his favorite for FIFA World Cup final between France and Argentina.

Jimmy Connors wants Argentina to win the FIFA World Cup for Juan Martin del Potro's sake. Jimmy Connor holds the record for most titles won on the men's tour (109) in the Open Era. Jimmy has been following the World cup and expressed his pride in USMNT for qualifying for the Round of 16.

Jimmy Connors picks his favorite for FIFA World Cup final between France and Argentina. Connor misses Del Potro and wishes him well.

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