Kylian Mbappe scored twice in the space of two minutes to drag France back into the World Cup final after Argentina raced into an early lead.
Lionel Messi scored in the opening 30 minutes from the penalty spot after Angel Di Maria was felled by Ousmane Dembele. Argentina then doubled their lead in the 36th minute when Di Maria converted a delightful pass by Alexis Mac Allister.
France had significant work to do if they were going to retain their crown with Didier Deschamps making a double substitution five minutes before half time. Randal Kolo Muani, who was one of the players introduced, made a significant impact on the game, winning France a penalty with ten minutes to go.
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Mbappe, who had barely touched the ball in the final, stepped up and dispatched the penalty expertly and no less than 120 seconds later the Paris Saint-Germain star scored an exquisite volley to push his country into extra time. Here is how Twitter reacted to Mbappe's performance:
@_CGrudz_ Mbappe best player in the world move over messi
@jcjasss - BRUHH MBAPPE MADE A GOAL 1 minute after he made the penalty WTFFF
@AndrewTroy_ - Mbappe putting the nation on his 23 year old back!
@PirateKingFla - Holy moly man, Mbappe ghosts all game and then does this I can't believe what I'm seeing
@jomilojufatolu - Kylian Mbappe. Never dount him.
@EastAfricanPri1 - Kylian Mbappé. Yeah that’s the Tweet.
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