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Google mistakenly "predicted" the final of the announcing that and France will go head-to-head for the coveted trophy weeks before kick-off has begun.

Online users for a brief time were able to see the false result when they searched for "Lusail stadium events" - Qatar’s , known as the "Jewel in the Desert".��

The search engine listed Brazil vs France for the 18 December final game, as shown by a tweet shared by the account Ataque Futbolero.����

💭 Busquen “estadio Lusail eventos” en Google y miren el calendario.

Sí, el 18 diciembre, día de la final de Qatar 2022, ya sale con dos selecciones: Brasil-Francia.

Increíble. 😳

— Ataque Futbolero (@AtaqueFutbolero)

"Football fans may be rushing to call this a conspiracy set up by FIFA and the world’s elites," reported Doha News.��

"Still, it’s more likely that the 'reliable search engine' made a juvenile mistake," they reported.��

Hours later, corrected the error. ������ found on Wednesday that "TBC v TBC" was listed for the final 18 December game.��

The search engine did not respond to a request for comment by the time of publication and the cause of the mistake is currently unclear.��

Google has set out to tackle misinformation and only last month announced new updates to tackle the issue, with plans to publish a "content advisory" if users Googling for a given subject get poor-quality search results.��

"Sometimes interest in a breaking news topic travels faster than facts, or there isn't enough reliable information online about a given subject," the company's vice president Pandu Nayak previously said.��

The begins on 20 November when the host nation plays Ecuador.��

Iran will play England on the second day, just over a week after the shuts down mid-season.��