Goal

List of goalscorers

A. Griezmann
13'
1 - 0
1 - 1
41'
Á. Di María
1 - 2
48'
G. Mercado
B. Pavard
57'
2 - 2
K. Mbappé
64'
3 - 2
K. Mbappé
68'
4 - 2
4 - 3
93'
S. Agüero
Press

Match report in news

End of match

End of match

  • 95'
    FT: France 4-3 Argentina. What a game! Kylian Mbappe's brace is just about the difference between the two sides in the end in what has been a ding-dong battle. France advance to the quarter-finals, Argentina are out.
  • 95'
    CHANCE! Tagliafico fires the ball across goal but no one can get a telling touch in the middle and that could be that.
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a Francia
  • 93'
    AGGRO! Mercado chops down Pogba and Otamendi hammers the loose ball into the prone Frenchman. The referee promptly books the Manchester City man. A brawl then ensues, with Olivier Giroud also picking up a card. Otamendi will miss the quarters if Argentina somehow manage to advance.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Argentina en el 93'
  • 93'
    GOAL! ARGENTINA! AGUERO! 4-3! The striker heads home Messi's cross from deep on the right and we have a grandstand finale on our hands.
  • 89'
    Kylian Mbappe is withdrawn after a simply wonderful performance. On comes Newcastle flop Florian Thauvin.
  • 87'
    The toys are out of the pram as Otamendi appeals for a penalty. The referee correctly deems there to have been no foul as he attemped to attack a cross from the right and the squabble continues.
  • 86'
    GREAT BALL! Messi picks out Aguero with a great pass but Varane tracks the Manchester City man well and blocks his effort to safety.
  • 85'
    CHANCE! Messi picks the ball up 30 yards out and drives for goal. He evades three men and has a clear shot on goal from just inside the box but he never looks comfortable with the ball on his right foot and his tame effort is easily saved by Lloris.
Substitution

Substitution

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  • 83'
    Nabil Fekir is on in place of Antoine Griezmann. His work here is done.
  • 82'
    Time is ticking away for Argentina and France look in complete control of this one.
  • 80'
    Meza almost sneaks in on Hernandez's blind side but the left-back gets back to block the substitute's effort into the arms of Lloris.
  • 78'
    Armani is alert to race off his line and claim the ball with Griezmann sniffing.
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Substitution

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Substitution

Substitution

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  • 75'
    Meza replaces Pavon for Argentina, with Tolisso on in place of Matuidi for France.
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  • 73'
    Pavard clatters Di Maria on the byline and joins his team-mate in the book.
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  • 72'
    Matuidi is booked for protesting a foul on Griezmann and he will miss the quarter-finals.
  • 71'
    Griezmann gives Hernandez a stern telling off and urges him not to be so buccanneering, all whils tin possession of the ball. Spaces are appearing all over the park now for France.
  • 70'
    Another chance for France! Pogba drives through the midfielde rbefore picking out Giroud unmarked out on the left. He takes a touch before lashing a left-footed effort into the side-netting. Argentina look spent.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Francia en el 68'
  • 68'
    GOAL! FRANCE! MBAPPE! 4-2! What a move! It all starts with Hugo Lloris and several passes later it ends with Giroud laying in Mbappe on the overlap and clearly full of confidence he strokes a first-time finish across Armani and into the far corner for his second of the game. What a player! What a performance!
Substitution

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  • 66'
    Sampaoli turns to his bench as Sergio Aguero comes on for Enzo Perez.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Francia en el 64'
  • 64'
    GOAL! FRANCE! MBAPPE! 3-2! France lead again! Hernandez's low cross from the left it met by Matuidi and his effort deflects into the path of Mbappe, who takes a touch before firing low beneath Armani and into the back of the net at the near post. France lead again and a goal is the least Mbappe has deserved on this performance!
  • 63'
    What a game this is turning into! It could go either way as things stand.
  • 60'
    Di Maria takes a tumble under Varane's challenge and it promptly waved to his feet.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Francia en el 57'
  • 57'
    GOAL! FRANCE! PAVARD! 2-2! This might be even better than Di Maria's! Hernandez crosses from the left and it comes all the way though to the full-back on the edge of the box. He hits across the ball first time to send a swerving effort beyond a helpless Armani and into the top corner. Pick that one out!
  • 56'
    CHANCE! Fazio and Armani fail to communicate and almost let Griezmann in. the substitutes backpass cuts out his goalkeeper an dGriezmann siezes on it, but he can only prod an effort wide of the gaping goal under strong pressure. There was more than a hint of a shirt pull from Fazio on the Atletico Madrid man there, seen them given!
  • 54'
    It's a good ball in from the oyungster and Pogba is climbing everywhere trying to get something on it, but Otamendi is there to head clear.
  • 53'
    Kante is brought down out on the left and Mbappe will whip this one in.
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  • 50'
    Di Maria and Banega both have a go at Mbappe, the former tripping him and the latter clattering him on the floor. It looked deliberate from Banega and he is rightfully booked.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Argentina en el 48'
  • 48'
    GOAL! ARGENTINA! MERCADO! 1-2! Fazio is inches away from meeting the free-kick and it breaks to Messi at the far post, he cuts onto his left foot and looks for the far corner, with Mercado sticking out a foot to redirect it beyond a stranded Lloris and into the back of the net!
  • 47'
    Pavard is beaten as Di Maria wriggles out of a cul-de-sac and he tugs his man back to hand Argentina a free-kick down by the corner flag.
  • 46'
    Argentina get us back underway here!
Substitution

Substitution

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  • 46'
    A change for Argentina at the break as Federico Fazio replaces Marcos Rojo. If Rojo couldn't deal with Mbappe's pace I don't fancy Fazio's chances.
  • 45'
    HT: France 1-1 Argentina. An entertaining first 45 here then as we go in level at the break. France took the lead early on from the spot, with Antoine Griezmann tucking home after an outrageous run from Kylian Mbappe, but Angel Di Maria's stunner just before the inverval has levelled things up.
  • 45'
    2 minutes added on.
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  • 43'
    Who had 43 minutes in the Javier Mascherano booking and subsequent suspension sweepstake? Congratulations if you did as he duly slides in late on Kante on halfway.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Argentina en el 41'
  • 41'
    GOAL! ARGENTINA! DI MARIA! 1-1! Oh wow. I'm not sure Lloris has even seen this. Di Maria receives the ball 30 yards out and without so much as thinking he fires a wonderful effort beyond Lloris and into the top corner. We're level!
  • 39'
    Pavard clears a dangerous ball in at one end before fizzing a cross inches away from the head of Giroud at the other. He's everyhwere at the moment!
  • 37'
    DRAMA! Griezmann appears to have brought down Messi in the box as he does his defensive dirty work but the referee is unmoved.
  • 35'
    Giroud and Otamendi collide just inside the box and both look to be hurt. It's just a knock though and they're soon back to their feet.
  • 32'
    Mascherano clatters Pogba in the middle of the park. A booking would keep him out of a potential quarter-final.
  • 31'
    Pogba drives forward form midfield before feeding Mbappe on the right but he can't escape his man for long enough to get a shot away and is dispossessed.
  • 28'
    Argentina want a penalty as the ball clips Umtiti's arm from Mercado's cross but there is not intent and the arm is not in an unnatural position. The game continues.
  • 26'
    Griezmann gets to the byline down the right but his low cross is gathered by Armani.
  • 25'
    Lloris is quick off his line to snaffle the ball from in front of Perez.
  • 22'
    Banega's effort from range is deflected over by Varane.
  • 21'
    Pogba takes it this time and Griezmann will be wishing he'd pulled rank as the Manchester United man's effort rises and rises and rises some more on its way over.
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  • 19'
    Tagliafico is in the book now! Mbappe races in behind to meet Pogba's long ball and he is brought down by the full-back just outside the box. It looked like another penalty for a second there. Argentina can't cope with Mbappe's pace.
Penalty scored
Goaaaaal from a penalty!
de Francia en el 13'
  • 13'
    GOAL! FRANCE! GRIEZMANN (PEN)! 1-0! The Atletico Madrid man steps up and sends Armani the wrong way to open the scoring! It may be Griezmann on the scoresheet but all the credit for that goes to Kylian Mbappe.
  • 11'
    PENALTY! FRANCE! STONEWALL! Mbappe picks the ball up just outside of his own box and he bursts. Like the roadrunner he's immediately away from two challenges in midfield before nudging the ball around the outside of Rojo as he heads for the box. True to form, Rojo throws out an arm to block the starlet off before completing the job with a push and the referee immediately points to the spot. No arguments and Rojo is booked.
  • 9'
    OFF THE BAR! What an effort from Antoine Griezmann! He takes the leather off the ball with the power of the strike and Armani doesn't even move. For a second it looks destined for the top corner, but the effort doesn't quite get the requisite dip and it crashes into the crossbar and back into play. So close!
  • 7'
    DANGER! Mascherano slides in and upends Mbappe a couple of yards outside the box and France have a dangerous free-kick. Griezmann fancies it.
  • 6'
    Paul Pogba surrenders possession for the third time already, he need to perform today if France are to progress.
  • 5'
    Di Maria is found in a promising position in the left-hand channel but he dallies before smashing a cross directly out of play. With no recognised striker on the pitch for Argentina the delivery has to be better than that.
  • 3'
    Matuidi's turn now as he sends Messi tumbling.
  • 1'
    Let them know they're in for a game Olivier! Giroud clatters Tagliafico in an aerial challenge with barely 20 seconds on the clock.
  • 1'
    France get the ball rolling here!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    The players are out on the pitch for the anthems and we'll be underway shortly!
  • PRVW
    The winners of this game will face either Uruguay or Portugal in the quarter-finals in Nizhny Novgorod on Friday.
  • PRVW
    Argentina's road to the last 16: The 'Albiceleste' were held to a chock 1-1 draw by Iceland in their opener, before being swept aside 3-0 by an impressive Croatia outfit next up. That made their final group game against Nigeria a must-win and they just about did so, with Marcos Rojo the unlikely hero with his 86th-minute strike.
  • PRVW
    France's road to the last 16: 'Les Bleus' edged past Australia 2-1 in a VAR-dominated contest first up, before beating Peru by a single goal in their second game. Going into their final group stage match they new a draw would be enough to win the group and duly played out the dourest of 0-0 draws with Denmark.
  • PRVW
    Excluding penalty shootouts, France have lost just one of their last 11 World Cup knockout games (W8, D2, L1).
  • PRVW
    France's last defeat to South American opposition at the World Cup came way back in 1978, against Argentina.
  • PRVW
    A sneak peek inside the Argentina dressing room:
  • PRVW
    The France players are off out to warm up now:
  • PRVW
    This will be the 12th time the two sides have face each other, with Argentina having kept eight clean sheets in the 11 games to date (W6, D3, L2).
  • PRVW
    This will be the first time the two sides have met in the kockout stages of a World Cup.
  • PRVW
    Jorge Sampaoli has called for his players to help Leo Messi: "He needs the support from his team-mates, only then will he be able able to play at his best. His human side is amazing. He is a person who feels, who cries, who suffers, who's happy when Argentina win. I've seen him sad and I've seen him happy. People have said he doesn't enjoy playing for Argentina. That's not true."
  • PRVW
    Anotine Griezmann is hoping to be back at his best for this one: "I hope to raise my level again in the last 16. It was the same at the Euro(s). It wasn't until the last 16 that I hit my stride. So we'll see. I have confidence in my game."
  • PRVW
    So, no Sergio Aguero or Gonzalo Higuain for the 'Albiceleste', who make just one change from their vital victory over Nigeria in their final group game. Boca Juniors' Cristian Pavon comes in, with Lionel Messi presumably set to play through the middle.
  • PRVW
    Argentina: Armani; Mercado, Otamendi, Rojo, Tagliafico; Mascherano, Banega, Perez; Di Maria, Messi, Pavon.
  • PRVW
    No real surprises from Didier Deschamps as Olivier Giroud continues to lead the line, supported by Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe. Blaise Matuidi is given the nod on the left, despite Nabil Fekir's eyecatching cameos so far in the competition.
  • PRVW
    France: Lloris; Pavard, Varane, Umtiti, Hernandez; Kante, Pogba; Mbappe, Griezmann, Matuidi; Giroud.
  • PRVW
    It's an enthralling tie first up as two former winners face off, there is only room for one in the quarter-finals, but who will it be?
Info

Pre-match

30 June 2018, 16:00

Referee: Alireza Faghani

Stadium: Ak Bars Arena

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome! Knockout football is finally upon us as the World Cup really kicks into gear!