Argentina now have the momentum but they are guilty of overplaying around the France penalty area. Something of a sitter for Simeone, Diego’s lad, at the back post. Fernandez slipped the ball ...
Thibaud Flament crashed over, and after Ramos and Argentina’s Tomás Albornoz exchanged plenty of penalties Gabin Villière powered through for France’s second. Then came the pivotal penalty ...
It’s been over two years since Lionel Messi led Argentina to win their third World Cup trophy in Qatar. However, the memory of La Albiceleste’s triumph still feels fresh to so many football lovers.