Argentina-France: 94 seconds of madness and Mbappe’s double that allowed the Blues to gain momentum

We don’t even have words after screaming at the top of our lungs to celebrate this miracle. Because, frankly, the word is not usurped. Drifting, picking up what you want on the street, in this Lusail World Cup final on Sunday between France and Argentina, the Blues were on their feet in less than two minutes, 94 seconds to be exact, to raise the score. France lost 2-0 in 80? She’s 2-2 in ’81. The madness we’re talking about.

Punishment for Hope

In the duel with Nicolás Otamendi, Randal Colo Muani collapsed in the penalty area when the Argentine defender grabbed his shoulder. Coming on shortly before half-time in place of Ousmane Dembele, the Frankfurt striker once again became decisive, scoring against Morocco in the semi-finals (2-0).

Kylian Mbappé restarted a very poorly started game with a penalty in the 80th minute. The PSG striker crosses his attempt, shooting from the right of Emiliano Martinez, but started from the right side. Transparent for now, the Bondi native scored the sixth goal of his World Cup there, returning to the heights of Lionel Messi, who also scored from the penalty spot in the first period.

The magic combination to stick together

Let’s try to summarize this moment of grace. Messi takes the ball from the right and runs to the opposite flank. The PSG star lost the ball, which was returned by Kingsley Coman, who came out in the second half. The rest is exceptional: the Bayern Munich winger serves Adrien Rabiot in the center, who warns Kylian Mbappe in the air. The latter gave a header to Markus Thuram, who also entered at the end of the second period, who immediately gave it to a one-two. Magnificent shot of the Parisian into the penalty area does not leave Martinez a chance.

Mbappe rejoices, and all his partners immediately celebrate. With this achievement, the Parisian stands alone at the top of the scorers list with seven goals, the highest since Brazilian Ronaldo in 2002. Having scored four years ago in the final in Russia against Croatia, the prodigy becomes the fifth player in history. score three goals in one or more World Cup finals. He joins his compatriot Zinedine Zidane, Brazilians Vava and Pele and Englishman Geoff Hurst. A little more in the legend.