Follow updates of Argentina vs France at Qatar 2022.
45’, Argentina 2-0 France: Into 7 mins of added time.
Angel Di Maria today = ????
Look at what that goal means to Angel Di Maria ????????#FIFAWorldCup #TSWorldCup pic.twitter.com/SEsnpz5udu
41’, Argentina 2-0 France: Wow. Two changes for France. Two attacking changes. Deschamps wasting no time (but almost needed at this stage to shake this team up). Olivier GIROUD out, Marcus THURAM in. Ousmane DEMBELE out and Randal KOLO MUANI in.
35y 177d – Aged 35 years and 177 days, Lionel Messi ???????? is the second-oldest player ever to score in a #FIFAWorldCup final, only Nils Liedholm ???????? was older, when he scored against Brazil in 1958 (35y 264d). Timeless. pic.twitter.com/EWy7mNdKiv
What a goal!!!! Recover the ball, play quickly forward plus quality. Top!
36’, Argentina 2-0 France: DI MARIA GOAL! WOW. What a goal that too. Down the left flank, a defensive clearance finds Messi at the half-way line, he coolly opens up the field with a dink to Alvarez. He hits an early pass to Mac Allister who is on his bike and squares the ball to Di Maria down the left. The finish is cool as you like.
33’, Argentina 1-0 France: Really, the half time can’t come soon enough for France at this stage. They are barely able to put passing moves together. Constantly on the back-foot. Best case here is a 0-1 deficit for them at the break, it feels like.
28’, Argentina 1-0 France: It’s been a very physical battle so far. But Argentina edging it by almost every relevant metric I imagine.
28’, Argentina 1-0 France: France definitely jolted awake by that goal. Some attacking threat… but now there is a break in place as Hernandez and Messi clash going for an aerial ball.
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Lionel Messi scores! The Lusail Stadium erupts! Argentina lead France! ????#ARG vs #FRA live:https://t.co/B8zXIOKxIQ pic.twitter.com/2M64AuW1zm
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After Lionel Messi scored and his teammates celebrated with him in a pile of blue, Emiliano Martinez gave the goalpost a hug. Reminded of @16Sreejesh saying in this interview: “I share things with the goalpost. It’s like a buddy”https://t.co/qxQGRvNQvL pic.twitter.com/IRvQSRS2Y4
1 – Lionel Messi is the first player to score in the group stage, round of 16, quater-final, semi-final and final in a single edition of the World Cup. Prestige. pic.twitter.com/jnisNEa8F5
Messi’s 12th World Cup goal, which equals the great @Pele’s total, gives Argentina a deserved lead.
23’, Argentina 1-0 France: GOAL MESSI! The Argentine superstar puts his side ahead with a coolly taken penalty to Lloris’ left. The GK dived wrong way.
22’, Argentina 0-0 France: PENALTY ARGENTINA! Dembele with a silly push on Di Maria, who’s lively start has been rewarded.
20’, Argentina 0-0 France: Teasing delivery from Griezmann.
