FIFA World Cup

FT Saturday, June 30, 2018
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Match Report

Mbappe, not Messi, stars as France beats Argentina 4-3

Teenager Kylian Mbappe scored two goals in a five-minute span to lead France over Argentina 4-3 Saturday and into the World Cup quarterfinals.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
21
5
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
1
59
Possession
41
9
SHOTS
9
4
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
444
Accurate Passes
279
513
Passes
343
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
2
21
Crosses
6
0.1
Cross %
0.3
40
Long Balls
48
20
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
1
13
Effective Tackles
11
15
Tackles
19
0.9
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
12
7
Effective Clearances
22
7
Clearances
22

Head to Head

ARG leads series 4-0

Lineups

FRA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 5Samuel UmtitiCD-L
  3. 4Raphaël VaraneCD-R
  4. 21Lucas HernándezLB
  5. 2Benjamin PavardRB
  6. 7Antoine GriezmannAM
  7. 13N'Golo KantéLM
  8. 6Paul PogbaRM
  9. 9Olivier GiroudF
  10. 14Blaise MatuidiAM-L
  11. 10Kylian MbappéAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Steve MandandaSUB
  2. 11Ousmane DembéléSUB
  3. 20Florian ThauvinSUB
  4. 19Djibril SidibéSUB
  5. 18Nabil FekirSUB
  6. 15Steven N'ZonziSUB
  7. 3Presnel KimpembeSUB
  8. 12Corentin TolissoSUB
  9. 23Alphonse AreolaSUB
  10. 17Adil RamiSUB
  11. 22Benjamin MendySUB
  12. 8Thomas LemarSUB

ARG · 4-3-3

  1. 12Franco ArmaniG
  2. 16Marcos RojoCD-L
  3. 17Nicolás OtamendiCD-R
  4. 3Nicolás TagliaficoLB
  5. 2Gabriel MercadoRB
  6. 14Javier MascheranoCM
  7. 7Éver BanegaLM
  8. 15Enzo PérezRM
  9. 10Lionel MessiF
  10. 11Ángel Di MaríaLF
  11. 22Cristian PavónRF

Substitutes

  1. 8Marcos AcuñaSUB
  2. 19Sergio AgüeroSUB
  3. 23Wilfredo CaballeroSUB
  4. 5Lucas BigliaSUB
  5. 20Giovani Lo CelsoSUB
  6. 6Federico FazioSUB
  7. 13Maximiliano MezaSUB
  8. 1Nahuel GuzmánSUB
  9. 9Gonzalo HiguaínSUB
  10. 18Eduardo SalvioSUB
  11. 21Paulo DybalaSUB
  12. 4Cristian AnsaldiSUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Marcos Rojo (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 13' Goal! France 1, Argentina 0. Antoine Griezmann (France) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  3. 19' Nicolás Tagliafico (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 41' Goal! France 1, Argentina 1. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Éver Banega.
  5. 43' Javier Mascherano (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Argentina. Federico Fazio replaces Marcos Rojo.
  7. 48' Goal! France 1, Argentina 2. Gabriel Mercado (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi following a set piece situation.
  8. 50' Éver Banega (Argentina) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 57' Goal! France 2, Argentina 2. Benjamin Pavard (France) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lucas Hernández with a cross.
  10. 64' Goal! France 3, Argentina 2. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.
  11. 66' Substitution, Argentina. Sergio Agüero replaces Enzo Pérez.
  12. 68' Goal! France 4, Argentina 2. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud with a through ball.
  13. 72' Blaise Matuidi (France) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 73' Benjamin Pavard (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 75' Substitution, Argentina. Maximiliano Meza replaces Cristian Pavón.
  16. 75' Substitution, France. Corentin Tolisso replaces Blaise Matuidi.
  17. 83' Substitution, France. Nabil Fekir replaces Antoine Griezmann.
  18. 89' Substitution, France. Florian Thauvin replaces Kylian Mbappé.
  19. 90'+3' Goal! France 4, Argentina 3. Sergio Agüero (Argentina) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  20. 90'+3' Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) is shown the yellow card.
  21. 90'+3' Olivier Giroud (France) is shown the yellow card.

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