Pitana, who has already refereed four games including the tournament opener between host nation Russia and Saudi Arabia, as well as France’s quarterfinal win over Uruguay, will take charge of Sunday’s showpiece at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium.
He will have two more Argentines, Hernán Maidana and Juan Pablo Belatti as assistant referees. Dutch referee Björn Kuipers will be the fourth official backed up by another Dutchman, Erwin Zeinstra.
In addition to handling a French victory, Pitana was also in charge when Croatia beat Denmark in the last 16 on penalties.
The 43-year-old’s other game in Russia was Sweden’s 3-0 group-stage victory over Mexico.
In Brazil in 2014, Pitana refereed four matches. The last was France’s 1-0 loss to eventual champions Germany in the quarterfinals.
For the third-place playoff between Belgium and England in Saint Petersburg on Saturday, FIFA have selected Iranian referee Alireza Faghani.