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Utter madness that Konate didn’t start.
Amazing goal to be fair
No surprise there whatsoever.
Having the time of his life over there.
And he scores
When you’re right - you’re right.
That’s a beautiful team goal.
France getting torn apart here!!
I'm guessing No One is now questioning why Di Maria started. Goal and an assist in the first half.
If France do manage to come back we will be looking at a game up there with the greatest World Cup finals.
Agreed but I think that ankle clip was when Di Maria was well on his way down already as in nearly on the ground.
Not a pen from what I saw. And if it ain’t a peno then you’d have to get the oul tin foil hats out. No excuse not to be sure with VAR around.
That was brilliant,game over already me thinks
Messi was 1 off tying the record for most Goals and Assist in the WC KOs before today so now he's the lone leader.
If Maradona was alive and in the crowd he’d be nearly jumping over the top stand.
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That was a beautiful goal
Fair play to Di Maria. You just can't trust his finishing a lot of the time. Brilliant team goal. The conspirators in here is unreal. Argentina have completely outplayed France.
He’s not fit so didn’t risk him
We might see Benzema parachuting onto the Lusail pitch in the second half at this rate.
France are shocking. Can’t be down to the virus surely?
No doubt about that one anyway… bloody hell, this is mad, only one team in it. I’d thought if it was gonna be one sided it’d be the other way around!
Di Maria, the big man from the Copa America final, really stepping up again. Great decision from the manager in fairness.
He is tying for now, he didn't assist the second.
Mac Callister has had an excellent tournament
Didn't expect it to be so straightforward. Mon dieu.
A 75% fit Konate is still heaps better than Upamecano, so he really must be in a bad way.
No, he could not have stayed standing as he was already on his way down before he was clipped.
That's the problem I have with awarding it.
Double subs after 40mins
Rabiot and Tchouameni have been complete passengers in the middle.
Giroud off. Deschamps just admitted he got it badly wrong. This wouldn't be happening if Benzema was there.
Big calls as France take off 2 big players before half-time.
Giroud off when 2 down that’s a strange one
Hard to know really. Shades of South Africa versus New Zealand in the rugby. Argentina are the better team hands down
