Throwback to World Cup 2018: France 4-3 Argentina

Argentina vs France in Sunday’s World Cup final gives us flashbacks to a classic clash between these sides in 2018.

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World Cup 2018: France 4-3 Argentina

France won a chaotic, entertaining and breathless Round of 16 encounter between the sides in Kazan.

Benjamin Pavard scored a screamer and we also got to witness the dazzling talents of Kylian Mbappé. Mbappé’s pace was too much for Marcos Rojo in the early stages. He got hauled down in the box and Griezmann slotted his penalty down the middle. Angel Di María equalised with a sublime left-footed strike from outside the box on 41 minutes. Argentina hit the front through a scuffed Messi shot which diverted in off Mercado, but then Pavard scored one of the finest goals in World Cup history.

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Mbappé made it 3-2 with an instinctive finish on 64 minutes and then four minutes later, he became the first teenager to score twice in a World Cup match since Pelé in 1958. A brilliant Kun Agüero header in stoppage time from an inch-perfect Messi cross made things interesting but Les Bleus got over the line.

What a classic.

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Starting XIs in 2018

France

Lloris; Pavard, Varane, Umtiti, L. Hernandez; Pogba, Kanté; Mbappé, Griezmann, Matuidi; Giroud

Argentina

Armani; Mercado, Otamendi, Rojo, Tagliafico; E. Pérez, Mascherano, Banega; Pavon, Messi, Di María

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Relive this classic Argentina vs France clash in the video below:

We cannot wait for Argentina vs France on Sunday in the FIFA World Cup 2022 final.

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