How Argentina DOMINATED France for 75 minutes 👀 📺 | ESPN FC
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- On ESPN FC, Julien Laurens tries to explain what went wrong for France against Argentina in the 2022 World Cup final.
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I'm surprised that the 2nd argentina goal isnt being talked about more. That was probably the best team goal of this world cup, in my opinion.
Was the best WC goal hands down
One of the best team goal / best counter attack i have ever seen.
Very similar to Madrid’s counter attack.
So direct and deadly.
I love di María
Give it a time. It was a piece of art from the beginning to the end.
I agree. Every player who was involved in that goal did everything perfectly, the one touch pass, the movement, it was amazing. But that Mbappe second goal was just incredible.
Can we just take a moment to understand how Arg was spectular in defense. Netherlands didnt even have a chance till 75th min. Same with France. Croatia never had one for the whole match. Next level fighters
Yes. You can’t win with an ok defense. It has to be airtight
Exactly. What cracks me up though is that everyone swore that France was going to steamroll over Argentina 🤷🏻♂️
All of a sudden the narrative’s changed: “Mbappe had no help”
Lmao like what???
Scaloni didn’t even make ANY subs (to his detriment btw) until much later in the game and nothing France did was working 🤷🏻♂️
@@xrpedro Most of us weren’t expecting France to be so dogshit. We expected them to play.
France still scored three goals Netherlands Still scored 2 goals Dont know if the defence is realyy great they lucky to have a Great GK this was France's Game and they didnt even play at their best Imagine if they played at their Peak level
@@xrpedro Should've subbed Lisandro in after 70th min. Game would've stayed in their pocket.
Di Maria, Macallister, Enzo Fernandez and De Paul! What a midfield!!!!!
That midfield so energetic and gave France players not even a second to look up and play a pass. It was something I've never seen in this WC until this match
Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Iran did it. Usually what teams do against better teams in conjunction with packing defense. Korea did this since 2002 and is how they defeated Germany in Russia. Slow, plodding, high precision teams have not fared well. Speed and workrate is a requisite in 2022.
@@trex1448 those teams might have done it but not to the level of what Argentina did. That's all
@@trex1448 did you notice I said this WC so I'm not sure why you're going back to 2002
Yup, outside De Paul who is a playmaker the rest of Argentina midfielder have great workrate and tenacity. But as Ale said, Argentina is well known for being physical for a long time, and France didn't do their homework properly and that cost them in the Final.
Argentina had more balance in their midfield. They attack and defend together. Their off the ball was phenomenal and when they have the ball they move it so fast that the French were caught ball watching many times. Instead of trying to respond as a team, France were waiting for Griezmann or Mbappe to make something happen. Deschamp did address some of the ball watching issue with his subs. But it was the penalty that gave them a lifeline and woken up Mbappe. From then on it was set to be one crazy historic game.
Argentina had more balance in their midfield. They attack and defend together. Their off the ball was phenomenal and when they have the ball they move it so fast that the French were caught ball watching many times. Instead of trying to respond as a team, France were waiting for Griezmann or
Like i know right
yah we won 🏆 🏅 🥇 🏆
we really need kanté
@@fmnews8786 6 key players were missing
@@roro-op1ks These 6 key players were there for Switzerland-France during the euros, yet they lost. Wouldn't have made a difference here.
As a die hard Messi fan, my respect for mbappe has increased, even though griezmann was the best player for France in the previous matches, mbappe was the best player for France in the final, i hate to say it, but in terms of numbers if he keeps this consistency up, he could surpass Ronaldo in goals and Messi in assists, but in terms of skillset and FOOTBALL IQ, Messi, r9, Zidane and maradona are on another level with that
He'll have to evolve more to reach legend status, as sprinter type won't last long in their career. Fortunately, he did witness legend at close range to know what it takes, here hoping he avoid long term injuries with his current style
@@CT-cl9wi lol Kylian at 23 years of age already has a better wc tournament career than messi playing 3 less wc tournaments than messi
@@whitewolf1289 it’s not guaranteed that he will even play 3 more world cups. Once his speed starts to decline he will be like Ronaldo, doesn’t have the creative skills Messi has to sustain for so long. Even though Messi lost a lot of speed he still contributes immensely in midfield play, which the likes of Ronaldo and mbappe won’t be able to replicate in their later years. Not to mention France literally has 3 sets of squad talents capable of winning the cup unlike other teams.
facts. what i rate mbappe the most is his elite mentality
@@whitewolf1289 but Messi at 24 had 3 ballon d'ors
Scaloni is a very good tactician and he has shown it this entire world cup by finding solutions for every team they went against. The only problem was his defensive subs in this game & against Netherlands. But he transformed this Argentina team, no coincidence they lose 1 game in last 43. Deserved world champions.
He's like a 🐢 making subs. Also, Di Maria needed to stay a lot more.
But he often makes a blunder, after 2-0 always sub defensive player and give the opponent change to comeback. If argentina lose, its on scaloni..
Nah he made a mistake today. Too slow in making substitutions yesterday, should've subbed Lisandro Martinez after 70th minute. Di Maria should've stayed till that time and the midfield should've been reinforced to help De Paul by having another backup with him. Meanwhile France were throwing fresh legs after fresh legs and that blunder by Scaloni almost cost Argentina the world cup.
Agreed with Naaz.
It Argentina didn’t win, I’ll hate Laukaku Martinez n Scaloni especially.
Fresh legs are very important in football match.
Especially against speedy players in France.
Ota is 34yo ffs.
U can’t expect him to contain speedy strikers for the whole game.
Lisandro was an unused sub n it was a mistake tbh.
But thx God in the end Arg won it.
Vamos Messi!
Vamos 🇦🇷!!
@@TheBolgerrard yeah he make to many mistakes, but playing di maria in the left side was briliant.
Di Maria was the difference... What a great player he is 🔥
He was definitely the man of the match for the time he was in the game. He created havoc on the left side.
The coach knew exactly how to play him. Given enough time, DiMaria’s bad instincts and poor decisions would start to take over. He played that half perfectly though, and looked like a 2nd Messi.
Great point. He crushed Frances right side. I’m a French fan and was happy when he subbed out
Scaloni taking di Maria off was Frances only way back into that game . I hope that's all the ARGENTINA football association ring in scaloni's ear in their next 3 meetings , he made that same mistake of removing key players early ,twice (against Holland and France). It needs to be the hottest topic .
@@uromi-owuopukeme6081 dimaria has fitness and injury issues too early in his thirties unfortunately, he can't last a full 90 minutes and that's why he didn't play in most of the tournament, scolani was saving him to play for at least 60 minutes in the final
Those 3 Argentina midfielder they are fantastic especially Enzo Fernandez he was absolutely brilliant 💪💪
Argentina studied well the playing between Griezmann-Giroud-Dembele before that final. Once these players were send out of the field and replaced, France started coming back and did make the game slightly balanced, but given Messi and other Argentina players, things couldn't be that easy.
At the end of game, Kolo Muani, that boy was about to make many people have heart attacks and send them right to hospitals thorough Argentina. Thanks, he didn't score at the last moment of the extra time of the extended time (prolongations).
But also analysing of 4 years ago
Argentina was by far the better team even after the subs. Don't forget that argentine players were tired+winning 2-0+di maria got subbed. Of course they would drop. France as a team didn't do much before extra time. Mbappe was the only one. Respect to him. A future goat.
very true. Argentina came prepared, that 1st half was one of the best football quality wise ever, not just in WC, but ever.
Right....😱 What a miss by Muani😳😳..That would've definitely clinched it.
Higuine is proud of the boy.
Camavinga deserves a MASSIVE shout for his performance. Kid is WORLD CLASS. Only 20 years old, came on late after having only played like 20 minutes in the tournament to fill in at left back (man is a box to box midfielder), and absolutely SHUT DOWN the left wing. Pickpocketed Messi at least twice, including on an occasion where he slipped, had to get up and recover back, then stole the ball from Messi, and subsequently drew the foul. Drifted into midfield to speed up transitions and provide support while staying disciplined with his defensive duties and positioning in tracking back/covering.. BALLER.
Wish didier deschamps started camavinga at LB instead of Theo he wouldn’t have made the mistakes Theo made because camavinga passes the ball so well but oh well
@@EL_Rey77 theo is a better player than camavinga. man has 2 assists and a goal in those tournament even though in this match theo seemed tired and was having hard time running
@@EL_Rey77 No, for next Euro either Luca or Theo will be next starter at LB and maybe Ferland or Benjamin Mendy as a backup. Cama is great player and has great potential but if he started in that final as LB, the result would have been same or worse for France imo.
Not only today but also everytime he came in the game during the champions knockout stages the game changed
Camavinga was great but he came on when Argentinas midfield was fatigued and Camavinga is a greatttt ball carrier. It Was A great Match, Argentina Lost Offensive Threat When Di Maria Had To Be Taken Off.
From that saudi match and struggle against Mexico to this performance at the final. What a team man ❤
Struggle against Mexico? They won 2-0..
@@joeyl564 They just had better players. They didn't outplayed them like what they did against France.
and high octane drama against Netherlands
@@joeyl564 they won thanks to Messi and Enzo Fernandez
I knew Argentina would win when Di Maria scored that second goal. When Di Maria scores, Messi and Argentina always win the finals. It happened in 2008 Olympics and Copa America. Di Maria a true right hand of, Messi the Goat.
Kolo Muani, Thuram and Coman changed the game. Bundesliga pressing and physicality shouldn't be underestimated
Camavinga aswell
kolo should have squared the ball to mbappe but he thought he was that guy.. smh costly mistake
true but by that time ...the argentinian players were tired and couldnt press well anymore...
@@rudranshkapoor1738 not
Yep, it carried Germany a long ways this WC.
What makes this victory sweeter is that many people underestimated Argentina
Because they never watched an Argentina game. They kept talking about stupid Brazil.
Griezman was erased from the field, he was the only creative player in France and did a great job helping in defense, but Argentina midfield was too much. Argentina was the best team of the WC, totally deserved championship
Bingo. Other French games Griezmann was making great plays all over the pitch, controlling the pace of the game. He spent most of the game as an extra CDM mopping up the relentless Argentine attack.
right you are
@Boll N did you forget we had Acuña, De Paul, Lautaro and Di Maria injured? Did you forget we lost Lo Celso just before WC started, who was a key player (he was the 2nd player with most assists in the Scaloni team). Scaloni played with different schemes in all of the matches with players that aren't even starters in their clubs. So, stop crying, Argentina was the best team. Period
@@bolln4753 benzema was not going to play anyway because the senior french players don't like him because of his blackmailing issue with a former french teammate.
@@bolln4753 exactly, that means France has a very strong squad.
They played well till the final, in the final scaloni won over France tactically.
France didn't look good vs England or Morocco and were a bit lucky to beat those teams.
Eventually in the final, they looked nervous and overawed by the occasion
and Argentina were very good and just much more determined.
Kingsley Coman should have started instead of Dembele.
Also Camavinga should have played more games.
They were good vs England. Also Argentina's run could also be called lucky with two shootouts and a penalty being awarded in every single match.
I guess you looking at Stats of Possession and Shots on target. Let me tell, those are useless. Celtic won 2-1 against Barcelona with 11% Possession. Bayern won 7-0 against Barcelona with 40% possession.
@@honestacmilanfan yes but did Celtic outplay Barca? Were they the better team?
@@russellward4624 Depends on what do you consider better team? 1. The one who scores more goals and win. OR. 2. The one who has more shots, more passing, more running but less goals and lost.
@@jayantsingh658 are you watching football or cricket ? England were unlucky as well as Morocco.
Argentina had players that are better at making interceptions. Seems players took a page out of Mascherano's book. It seems to be a strong trait in Argentinian football
Great Point!👍
They look aggressive too. In a good way
Argentina got tired and France has world class subs. Simple
Problem was yes tired and scolni didnt do any subs. Only 1 in 90 min.
@@michaelgreen7716 the other African starters were on a African time schedule so they woke up late 😂
@@shahrukhkhalid5727 True!
Subbing on Acuna was a mistake.
@@darreltan1694 He’s been injured for the last few games.
di Maria was subbed off at 64' gave France life.
Called it too 😰
This was a terrible decision, only strategic mistake Scaloni made
If you know Di Maria and Argentine football, you know Di Maria isn't a 90 minute player any more. Having said that Acuna wasn't the answer, but he would have if Argentina would have killed off the game in regular time. Acuna, as you saw, isn't great in attack; he is only useful in basic possession and pressing the opposition which where the tactics of Scaloni.
@@TheQuintessentialBM I prefer Di Maria "gambeteando" in 1x1m than Acuña in this match. It's obvious that they got stronger after that, also De Paul needed to be subbed by Paredes. Scaloni did it really bad with subs. Alvarez was really tired.
@@statickk14 Nope not the only one. More substitutions were needed seeing how France were throwing in fresh legs. Lisandro Martinez would've been a tremendous reinforcement but Scaloni seemed to be sleeping, that could've cost them the entire game. I was getting mad frustrated at him for refusing to see these simple things. Also during the course of this tournament trying to park the bus has never gone down well for Argentina. They applied this lesson aginst Croatia, never took their foot off the gas until the final ten minutes when they had a comfortable three goal lead and finished the game cleanly. Scaloni seemed to have forgotten that lesson in this match and almost cost them the trophy.
Scaloni absolutely outclassed Deschamps. That performance from players dying for every ball winning back and pressing. Arg doesnt play every game like this but they know what they are doing especially the defense. They dont even allow to create chances
Exactly. Spot on. I said the exact same thing. Scaloni waited patiently (to a detriment lol) to make a sub which proved to be costly.
Anyway, glad Argentina made it out and won it all!
France was missing Benzema Kante Pogba .
Argentina had their full squad .
@@jonydory622 you mean they were missing the whole tournament right?Because no one was complaining until France was winning,now that they lost, it's an excuse
@@tanmaypandey7475 There players literally had flu before the game and they were a doubt to even start
@@jonydory622 Arg had injuries too. Their main creator after Messi, ie Lo Celso got injured. And their pacey winger Nico who was key in Copa America got injured too.
Considering the injuries before and during the tournament, virus leading up to the final it’s pretty insane this team made it to a final lol. With the production line of talent coming out of France it’s scary to think what future holds
They ain't winning another cup for the next 2 WCs.
@@nobodysangel3813 Great insight
@@samuelruyssen2315 You're welcome!
@@nobodysangel3813 like england 🥱🥱🥱aint coming to your nan fanny
@@nobodysangel3813 You do not know that.
Once Argentina pocketed Antoine Griezmann and seriously stripped him of all his abilities by overwhelming him, France have a horrible knack of losing finals when Griezmann is on the bench. Saw it literally 30 seconds after Griezmann got substituted against the Swiss in the last Euro in 2020. Massive effort for Mbappe though, but he's no Lionel Messi in terms of needing that extra world class talents in Griezmann and Giroud provide for him for a long time now. The confidence and assurance of Scaloni in his tactics was great to see. Messi can finally sleep knowing he's done 100% completed football and their major trophies.
Dembele had a hat trick after subbing GMan. Fu.. you talking about?
Mbappe didnt need griezmann or giroud to score his hat trick, the first pen for france came from Thuram just like the first pen for Argentina came from Di maria, his second goal was a world class finish and he earned the 3rd goal (the pen) by himself
@@ttts3400 I was talking about for Mbappe international career vs Messi's own. Mbappe is lucky to have players like crazy hardworking world class creative players like Griezmann and few others like Giroud.
@@knandez7__821 Fair enough honestly. I immediately thought of France - Switzerland.😭😭
But credit to the French, despite the injuries, and the illness they proved everyone wrong. It's just on the final, the lost due to not playing it safe, lack of intensity, poor decisions( cough cough Dembele) and facing a better team.
Hats off to Mbappe, Griezmann, Tchouameni, Giroud, Lloris, Kounde, Camavinga and the rest though.
@@knandez7__821 messi had the same hard working talented players in 2014 and this year 2022 as well. Mbappe pulled his weight when his team were literally dead. Argentina has di maria, de paul, enzo fernandez, alvarez who all played world class. Argentina is not a one man show
Acuna was a very bad substitution for Argentina, he did nothing and gifted away lot of possession. But athe end am happy for Argentina and Messi. Kolo muani is a very good young lad
Acuna is a defender. They wanted to defend on the left side when Di Maria got substituted
Remember last season, when
everyone said Messi was finished,
he was just saving his best form
for the World Cup. And now he has
finally WON!! 🐐 I don’t like the robe thing. The iconic photo is Messi lifting the cup in the Argentina shirt. Nothing else needed.
Thank the Qatari hosts for forcing him to wear that..
5 pk goals mate hardly impressive
@@lordadmiral I was really pissed at that. Let the man enjoy his moment without that silly bath robe.
@@lordadmiral No player has more individual awards and achievements than the GOAT Messi!He is also the only player to win the FIFA WC Golden ball twice+Ronaldo has 0G/A in KO stages of the FIFA WC,big game player they say.
The best Brazilian player was garinccha not pele and pele was carried by a super super team
It is not a silly bath rob it is a symbol in Qatar and arabic culture that represents manhood and honor and generosity which lacks in Europe that supports lgbt go search and get ur facts right dear brother if u don't like the clothing it is not a problem but at least don't insult it and don't insult other cultural symbol messi himself liked it and didn't complain who are you to speak on his behalf
I think this is one of the best analysis video from, surprisingly ESPN. Every one spoke out of their hearts and for the first time felt like they re-lived every moment of the match. Could hear the anger in frank and jules voice, but also acceptance that Argentina were the better team. Good one guys 👏
Argentina fight for every ball! Strong
To me, Kolo Muani (number 12) was the only player playing with a sense of urgency. The rest of the French team looked like they were playing a friendly.
He did well but koeman also put some fire 🔥
Not really cumavinga, Thuram, koman contributed significantly
@@markkaasha2111 africance
Muani had the winning goal on his feet but he couldn't have decided any worse, just like Robben did back in 2010. If he'd only shot the ball to the other side or gave the ball to Mbappe, France would have celebrated a back to back World Cup win.
@@markkaasha2111 I'm a Argentina fan and right after coman and camavinga came on they were pressing so much. I think they brought difference to the French squad.
This is the first World Cup I watched and idk if ever will get to see a World Cup as good as this one I was going for Argentina
seeing how France started to make a comeback was insane
Go watch Sunday league. It's like that every week. Just more fouls and less tax dodging.
France was as shell shocked as Croats. I was surprised, didnt think anyone could beat France, even without a couple of their superstars. The final score was about right, 2 good but even teams had to draw straws to determine winners. A tactical masterclass for aspiring footballers
The difference between having superstars and one team playing as a team, you could see the sheer difference
Had Scaloni managed the game a little better in the 2nd half, we'd be talking of possibly the most one-sided World Cup final of all time.
France’s biggest weakness is that they don’t control tempo or the “feel” of the game. They rely on moments of brilliance from their attacking players.
France allowed Argentina to get too comfortable into the game which allowed Argentina to impose their energy and style to France.
Fortunately for France , Argentina’s biggest weakness is holding on to leads. This is why the game was 2-0 in the 80th minute and finished 3-3 after 120 minutes.
Fair, but let’s not forget the colossal save that Martinez had to make at the end of the 2nd ET. If I wasn’t for that we are talking France champion of the world right now. France created enough to win the game and failed to close it too.
I have to admit you now football
@@Etatdesiege1979 fact
Actually, France had many of his top players injured: Benzema, Kante, Lucas Hernandez, Drogba, ...
@@Etatdesiege1979same for Argentina, if Gonzalo Higuain oops I mean Lautaro Martinez took his chances Argentina would have won it prior to the PK
France were not ready at the beginning of the match and it ultimately cost them a victory. Let’s be honest, despite the criticism, Lloris is a major reason why France go to the Final in the first place. France relied on moments but Argentina had more of a team effort to press and feed Messi. Mbappe is a world class player who on
Y needs a couple of yards of space to create something out of nothing - he didn’t get any space until later in the game as Argentina tired.
Lloris is trash , Theo is trash losses the ball as soon as you pressure , Kounde isn’t a full back Di Maria exposed him terribly 😂. Mbappe was pocketed , their first shot of the whole match was literally a pen that barely went in . No way were they getting a W against Argentina if it wasn’t for that pen it would’ve been a cruise
I would say Giroud is the reason the made it far
@@TM-bk3rlman if a World Cup winner like Lloris is trash, could I be trash too please?
@@TM-bk3rl that's bollox
@@Coreylahey1000 how is that bollox did you not watch the game ? Theo was subbed off lloris wasn’t even close to any of the pens in the shootout Kounde stayed on surprisingly, 2 of their goals were pens 😂😂
I still don’t understand why deschamps sent Benzema home so early. Would’ve been so useful in a game like this for France.
Dude was injured lmao.
He was cleared to play and never replaced
@@mservin408 When was he cleared to play? against what match?
He was injured, then he appeared playing a friendly match with Real Madrid. Ask Deschamps if he was happy with that 🤣
He could've taken the penalty, even injured he wouldn't have missed like those two.
Best WC game ever. And one of the best games of football ever. Up there with Miracle of Istanbul, Barca vs PSG in UCL, Argentina vs Germany 1986 and others.
I straight up thought France wasn’t trying for the those first 75 minutes 😳
Amount of work De paul and Enzo and mccleister did in that Argentinian midfield was insane...
I’ve said it before that they’ve underestimated Argentina’s run this tournament. They have gotten bette after every game so idky Deschamps would think Argentina wouldn’t come out stronger in this tournament. Scaloni tactics was brilliant until the sub of Di Maria I feel he should’ve stayed on a bit longer since we already had a 2 goal advantage and he can hold up the ball even if he can’t run much anymore and try to get the 3rd then take him off, acuna for Di Maria wasn’t a good idea he could’ve brought on Correra or Lautauro who will put in a shift in the middle. He made the same mistake against the Netherlands and Australia I think. He overcomplicates it but luckily today they got away with it again🙏🏽 he clearly knows how to win games tho but he’s a rough house coach who wants to see his teams fighting and suffer to win. He made the right subs this would’ve been a world class match for Argentina where France probably wouldn’t have gotten a goal or it would’ve ended 3-1 but I respect him it’s his first World Cup tournament as a coach and he’s done brilliant and has copa America and World Cup and a finalisma trophy to his name beating Brazil, Italy and now the young power house France 👏🏽
Craig got it right, France was struggling in the first half because Mbappe refused to track back and the coach or none of his teammates yelled at him to help Hernandez out like fr it’s a World Cup final put a shift in💯
Scaloni is a tactical genius, he also dominated Croatia and Netherlands as well. I would love to see him in a top club like Liverpool or City
His only mistake was probably didn’t introduce fresh legs as CB.
He could replace Ota with Lisandro.
Ota is 34yo. U can’t expect him to run 90mins against France’s speedy strikers like Mbappe/Kolo/Thuram.
It almost costed Arg the title.
But thx God, in the end Arg could win it.
Vamos Messi!
Vamos Argentina!!
He was in the first half but second half he could have done better because Argentina defence is leaky
@markkaasha2111 first pen was bad defending from otamendi if he had cleared the ball in the first place there wouldn't be no penalty and the third penalty was accidental. Mbappe took the shot defender came forward to block it and accidentally the ball hit his hand apart from those two mistakes the defending was solid. They didn't make bad challenges on the ground and kept the tall French players from scoring on set pieces either. The only reason france got back into the game was because of individual brilliance of a world class player like Mbappe.
13:10 - That's a really interesting point from Ale regarding the odd timing of Giroud/Dembele substitutions.
I felt sorry for Giroud. Wish he could have played the full match
I have to say, France needs a proper right back... Kounde cannot deal with the oposition playing there and its up to the CBs (or Dembele in this case) to try to clean up his mess
Should have continued playing Pavard
Dembele and Kounde both are liabilities....
Dropping Pavard because of a mistake in their 1st match was wrong.
Di Maria would school any full back on a good tho
They have one in Ben Pavard.......he's just off form atm.
Congrats to Argentina for a deserved win and France for contributing to a legendary final.
Nuts to think 20 seconds from final whistle, Kolo Muani could have assisted MBappe for his 4th goal in a WC final, the option was there... What a final!
I think a US commentator put it perfectly: this France is an ok team with a phenomenal star in Mbapé. Argentina was a better team overall and deaerved the win.
Yeah I heard that and I agreed
This performance from Argentina is really what Argentina is. That's why I love this team.
Kolo mauni is the player who made the diff since coming on the pitch ...he got physical at the upper half of field ..recovered ball well ...he deserves a mention
It was actually Koman
Koman >>
@@balle733 both
I agree. Kolo, Coman, Thurman brought defense that Giroud, Dembele, Griez couldn’t.
Cumavinga really shut down the left wing of Argentina when he came on
Scaloni did a bad sub. He didn't need to have subbed DiMaria and put in a defender. Since that moment, France started to organize their attack
DiMaria wasn’t fully fit. He had just gotten back and couldn’t last a full shift.
@@SenseiBlue he could have played 75mins since it's a final for Christ sake! WC final!
Not really his legs had given way and he was recovering from the injury. For me ge should put martinez and Peredez to maintain pressure and kill off the game because you can see later those subs changed the game for Argentina in extra time
These clowns criticising Mbappe but he single handly got them back in the game! Scoring a hattrick in a World Cup final takes huge composure especially with the amount of pressure too! Guys a goat already won the World Cup an made the final almost won it again far better then Messi World Cup career for sure! An the game was close an tied an won on penalties! Also playing with half they starting players out injured so imagine what would happend with a fully fit France first players starting sqaud 😅
French youngsters will come back again...stunning talent pool!
In this sport we love , IQ has more significance than pure athleticism. there is lot of chess play involved, even on PS. you can flood the team with high muscle elasticity, CG, bone structure but you're not going to win, of course there are exception involved due to mutations (lol). the 7 subs replacement in the end had this in mind, If you noticed Mbappe was easily outrun and intercepted by defenders in first 70 minutes but could not keep pace with him later, and assist from fresh subs ,when defenders were tired lot.while he was fully rested the entire time.
Couldn't be much happier for Messi and Argentina. If only Argentina focused more and didn't commit silly mistakes the score would've ended 2 - 0.
As a Barcelona fan I was really laughing before the game when people said that dembele is going to be the key my man that guy is always awful under pressure in big games so it didn’t suprise me
I really hope we start to use Raphina more than Dembele
Dembele cost Messi a 5th UCL in the year Liverpool won it, I remember Messi putting the ball right on his feet and he basically hit it straight to the keeper in a very lazy way
Hate him all you want I'm not a french fan but i could tell you Mbappe should not be criticized today that guy was the only one came to play, watch the game and you could see he was even trying to get the guys to press forward too, everyone else should be critic not mbappe he ppayed perfect today he got my respect
He touched the ball once in the first half
@@Russell88 bit hard to get the ball as a striker when your team can’t get out their own half, he doesn’t play alone
Notice how he is not so critical of griezman smh, craig has been waiting to go at Mbappe
@ Flippa
Mbappe did his job at the end of the day. No one can blame this loss on him. He even won the penalty for the third goal. If the team wins, its griezmann and bla bla. If they lose, its because of dembele, mbappe and in 2021 euros some ignorant individuals came out and blamed benzema? Wow smh
Griezmann and Rabbit boy were quite bad today but Jules wants to talk about dembele? The team did better almost immediately when greizmann was subbed out. Talking about the dembele penalty from Jules is just an ignorant attempt (distraction) to put the attention on dembele. The midfield with griezmann and rabbit boy, yes i call him rabbit boy, were outplayed. In addition, there was a penalty on the other end that canceled that mistake out anyway…but no lets talk about Dembele? 😂 what?
Mbappe most definitely has my respect after that final. What an exciting game to experience…what a final
He played 20 amazing minutes, the rest of the game he did nothing
Di Maria should not have been taken off. Argentina should have finished France off with a 3rd or 4th goal.
Also Alvarez wouldn't have fluffed the chances that Lautaro did but then he was brought on for penalties.
Exactly, I just don't understand. Why you would change a player who won a penalty and scores a second goal. Doesn't make sense
@@claudebaiden6637 He came back from injury, can't play full game. Argentina is happy that he played ~60 min, many thought he won't even start the game.
@@asifalir he could have played 75mins he didn't. Look tired this is wc final
His legs had given way, he couldn't continue and he was struggling from the nagging earlier Juventus injury
Mac allister always plays well for argentina.
I thought France was gonna go strong from the start. But Argentina played an amazing game against France possibly the best Argentina have been the whole cup. Held Mbappe for more than 70’minutes.
But in after the 70th minute Argentina started slowing down and France cultivated on that weakness.
The best final and the best ever football match
Dimaria was subbed I think that's the reason.
@@arunsekhar9288 di Maria can't play as before, so, it's better if they just replace after a certain time or when they scored a goal, nice move from the coach who cares about his players
Argentina played very well. They were ready from the beginning. I think that France was not prepare mentally for the game. If you look how Dembele, Hernandez played last night. Yes they were the defending champs but it was not the same team like in 2018. That 2018 France was angrier bc they lost in their home the 2016 Euro.
Now in this WC most of them did not a final of this magnitude and they choked to the aggressivity of Argentina.
Now, i wonder how they gonna react in the next competitions. Hopefully they will get the job done.
But most of their players will be old
France should've played defensively with high energy and surge in 2nd half like Korea and Japan did.
The elephant in the pitch: taking out Angel Di Maria, who was instrumental on the wing in spite of his age.
Had it not been for this tactical mistake, the Argentine attack would squeeze out 1 more goal and win the cup within the 90 minutes.
D'accord!👍😎🇬🇾
Exactly!
Kante and Matuidi in midfield in 2018 were the most essential parts of the French side. Too bad Kante wasn't in midfield yesterday to help out Tchoumeni.
Plus pogba
Yes, with Kante, they probably would have won. Griezmann had played splendidly out of his natural position until this game.
@@bluegregory6239 kante passed his prime now they still would have lost
@@shaquillethomas1544 He won the Motm in all knockout stages of Chelsea win in UCL
Heartiest congratulations to each and every citizen of Argentina from Pakistan
I don't still know how this happened! on paper this Argentina side is not exactly fancy but look how it turned out😭💃
Great game 🇦🇷 and 🇫🇷 gave a incredible match for all the football lovers both deserved the title the game could of gone either way this was s classic felicidades 🇦🇷 🇦🇷
TBH ...the amount of talent France has is scary...Argentina almost had to play the perfect game while France got away with a very average almost bad performance...and yet...they could have won it in PK...scary
Yes. My brother who hates soccer said the same thing. Argentina payed perfect. That was too close
And a relatively average team by France’s standards. So many important players sidelined.
African talents no France.
Funny thing Argentina played the exact same way against Netherlands and almost gave the game away. They was lucky to make it out alive
Very true
The balance was definitely off for France this year, last time they had Pogba Kante as a 2 and then they had Matuidi on the left and Mbappe on the right, Matuidi was such a hard worker and such a solid guy that when they had to drop to a defensive shape, there was no worries on that side. France probably should've used Fofana on the right or someone else more solid on the right because Mbappe can't be pulled in to chasing fullbacks, none of the elite wide forwards in the world spend energy chasing fullbacks, they may press from the front but they dont track back all the way and you gotta adjust the team accordingly..
YOU JUST MENTIONED THE MSGIC WORDS, MATUIDI AND KANTE .
Man, Argentina played with guys that aren't even in the start XI in their clubs, stop crying about who should have played and who shouldn't have. We also lost Lo Celso and Di Maria skipped a few matches because he was injured, he played with all he had left
Dembele and Griezmann got lost in the sauce
I’m sorry, but did I hear that correctly? Around 4 minutes time, I heard a bunch hot air. I heard Craig criticizing Mbappe for not tracking back and heaping undeserved praise on Girroud during this game. Give me a freaking break. Without Mbappe there would be no France let alone Girroud.
He hates Mbappe for some reason
Because Mbappe didn't touch the ball for like 80 minutes and the rest of his team was waiting for him to recover i stead of doing that themselves and pass it around... That was an awful teamwork which
funny how messi and di Maria went to psg to learn how to beat France players.
Argentina deserved to win
Dimaria always used to play on the right. Masterstroke from scaloni to play him on the left
DiMaria has played in all 6 positions forward/midfield, Very versatile.👍
Best World Cup imo in terms food, hospitality, family energy, safety for women and children and I'm glad Qatar got to showcase this beautiful game and tournament we look forward to every 4 years.
satire ?
idk about that one chief
Women weren't safe in Germany in 2006 or in Brazil in 2014? The world cup was dope but not because of Qatar being the host. Their team was the worst team in the tournament haha
@Aldo King no he stated facts. Ignore the article and believe those who where there and not what is being fed to you by the West anti Muslim propaganda. I was there and watched at least 20 games and it was the best World Cup set. Stadium so close by about 45min drive, food and transportation were cheap, locals are so friendly. Glad they didn’t allow alcohol in stadiums. Every one was sober and there wasn’t one single toxic behavior in any stadium.
They paid everyone off gtfoh
Penalties have been a nightmare for the French, losing in 2006 now in 2022. Gotta feel for them a little bit.
nah. They won last year. Argentina had not since 86
@@pokejammerz when France won it in 1998, they had never won it before and Argentina had already won it twice in an 8 year period, 1978 and 1986. France's second world cup win came after 20 years
Craig seemed so excited today
Mbappe needed this reality check, the fact a 35 year old messi is outworking him without the ball is worrying when he is 23 and has the legs to get back
Has has scored 12 goals and one a cup in only 2 world cups what are uoi talking about . Messi needed 5 attempts and penalties all the way to win one
lol comedy comment. mbappe already outshined messi. kylian already has a better wc tournament career than messi playing 3 less wc tournaments than messi
M M your spot on don’t listen to these comments he is an excellent player but without the work ethic he is gonna have an Auba career once he is mid 20s and can’t run
@@whitewolf1289 does Mbappe have 2 world cup best player award like Messi has ? its like saying Julian Alvarez has better world cup career already than Luka Modric because Alvarez has 4 goals in one world cup. Messi is a playmaker not a forward like Mbappe ..Messi carried Argentina whole tournament 5 man of the matches out of 7 matches..Mbappe was pretty bad in quarter and semi and terrible till 78 mints in the final ..Mbappe may have a better world cup career than Messi in future , as things stand now , Messi is clearly better with 2 world cup Golden Ball which none ever won in history .
@Neethu and Thomas Photography there is a Messi premium to WC best player. In the 2014 world cup we saw it. He was not the best player that tournament, but there is a premium attached to being Messi and he benefitted in 2014
dembele,giroud & griezman can't really cope with the intensity of the game...need a good midfield and control in the middle
The duel between Messi and Mbappe was like watching David and Goliath together, but in the world cup final. So, we were witnesses the most epic world cup final ever where both squads wanted to win no matter how much additional time the referee can add. As a result, Argentina got a new trophy in their history and also Messi's team could make the trophy come back to South America after 20 years.
That’s what I said about the dembele penalty, that’s a veteran move, it happens similar in basketball get in front and slow down and the breaks down the defender moments to not foul .
Very good analysis - well done
He won the world cup in just 19 years of his age and after that he play another world cup final so mbappe make me happy with his performance , and good to see messi finally win it
Its easy to be outstanding when you start with a goal on your favor, a gift from the ref,
anyone can gain confidence under that setting.
That happened every game . Would be interesting if penalty was awarded other way and Argentina has to come from behind
Read the rule book;; that was a DUMB penalty to give away; lots of Defense players in the Box
Of course the ones Argentina gave away were just as bad; For the Same Reason!😄👍😎
2 penalties for france 😌
I love it how frank keep trying to make Jules feel better 😂😂😂
With dedication and hard work miracles do exist. Thanks Messi and team members for joy and happiness you gave to so so so so so so many people in the different continents. 💙
Don’t forget to mention Scaloni, who was the mastermind behind this teamwork 😊
Gotta admit if the midfield of Pogba and Kante was there it would’ve been completely different
Gotta admit, if we didn't had this much upsets in the tournament both teams wouldn't have made the final
@@gabrielalohan728 ehh I can’t see nobody besides England that could’ve beaten France however Brazil would’ve definitely beaten Argentina.
@@MajinDKes There
That same midfield was there last year at Euro 2020 and they lost in the first knockout game of the tournament. Football doesn't work on 'what ifs', it can be very unpredictable.
Argentina in 2006 had arguably a much better squad than this one that the won the world cup and yet they only reached a quarter final.
France will have a tricky job at the next world cup where they likely be minus Varane, Lloris, Giroud, Griezmann, etc. Mbappe might never touch the world cup again.
@@chinglao4386 Specifically I’m talking about Kante helping Mbappe out with defending and even making him defend. Yeah what ifs is tricky in any sport but no denying a defensive midfielder such as Kante would’ve been well needed.
0 shots on tgt till 75 min
0 shots off tgt till 75 min.
proud moment as an FCB fan for some time and saw Argentina winning this wc from day 1> wish I placed a bet!!! gracias a todos los jugadores y Lio Scaloni
it's real simple: DiMaria subbed off and Deschamps put in players no one knew about to confuse the Argentine defense. A band-aid tactic that almost worked.
mbappe, dembele and griezmann were not defending well but mbappe is the best player but he also cant play on the wing because he doesnt defend . thats why the subs were made
Mbappe need to accept that he needs to be a CF. He is a bad defender so he is better off playing in the middle and drifting to the left.
Emiliano Martinez LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I will never see the Golden Glove award the same ever again lol
How can we get that football signed by the team,, ESPN were awesome during the world cup! Great reporting and coverage, I think everyone worked some overtime including Gab 👍😉
The margins were already slim, especially with a team missing players with injuries any illnesses will make it tougher
Juls sounds absolutely heartbroken.
Frances midfield is weak af, I though England would be the ones to win that part of the field, but Argentina are the ones that went and did it.
The best pundits team. The best world cup coverage 2022. What more can you say but Thank You.
Camavinga came with great energy into the game and dominated the midfields
If only England had a manager like Deschamps or even Scaloni...
You need to get over it , your country lost.
They would also fail just for utter English arrogance
If england had them, will still lose. England players are overated and not good enough to win World Cup.go back to basic ball control technique.
Camavinga is a world class... Madrid will go places with this kid.
I wish we had journalist in Argentina that analyze the game like you guys, instead all the sport journalists here said that Scaloni wasnt even a real coach, and that they rather lose. Now they cant enjoy the win. VAMOS ARGENTINA ⭐️⭐️⭐️
End of the day the most deserving team won
For 75 Minutes France was sleeping. The French substitutes in Coman, Thuram, Camavinga and Konaté made a huge difference in the French attack but of course this was after Di Maria was off the pitch. Anyway, it was a great back and forth match but I wonder if Ngolo, Pogba, Umtiti, Varane and Benzema were all there and fully fit, would they have made much of a difference. Well, I don't like playing what ifs. It was a great match nonetheless. I hear Messi isn't retiring and wants to keep playing. I'm so happy to hear that
Yeah, I agree. Unfortunately, Kante and Umtiti may never be the same players physically as they were 3-4 years ago.
Umtiti? Lol
@@lagravitas3267😂😂😂😂😂 I feel the same
Those players lost in Euro. Best teams don’t always win, Brazil was the best team and they lost. Tactics and champions luck is needed which Argentina had today
If those players were there Argentina would've won more easily lol
I knew Argentina would win when Di Maria scored that second goal. When Di Maria scores, Messi and Argentina always win the finals. It happened in 2008 Olympics and Copa America. Di Maria a true right hand of, Messi the Goat.
Craig spot on 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Mbappe did not play so well because Argentina as a team outplayed France. But as always he made 0 mistakes - he never loses the ball and converts everything you give him to danger. He is so efficient. He plays football like basketball.
Yes, absolutely. Mbappe is a player who can drift out of games and be completely invisible, but the way he pounces on the littlest of opportunities once he gets them is what sets him apart. You can nullify him for 80 minutes, but if you give him just a string to hold onto, he won't give you any second chances. Like you say, his efficiency is what makes him so ferocious.