French coach Didier Deschamps told reporters before the game: "Messi is Messi, look at his stats, he played 127 games for Argentina and scored 65 goals, we will keep an eye on him and make him not play."

We also know very well that he will make a little bit of a difference in the game and we want to keep his impact to a minimum. ”

Argentina coach Sampaoli said before the game: "We have full confidence in our quality, Argentina are very strong psychologically, which will allow us to show responsibility and sacrifice in this game, you will see a team that is full of motivation and strives to win. ”

French player Paul Pogba said before the game: "Mbappe is very young, but he is already a great player, now he is only 19 years old, so talented!

I want to use a lot of good words to describe him and now he's off to a good start at the World Cup. ”

Argentina's Lionel Messi said: "I've always had the dream of watching me lift the World Cup and then show my emotions the moment I lift it.

I've been standing at the end just thinking about that moment that will delight millions of Argentine fans around the world, so we can't give up on that dream. ”

At 10 p.m. on June 29, the first match of the knockout round was played at the Kazan Arena Stadium!

France started in 4231 line-up: No. 1 Lloris, No. 2 Pavard, No. 4 Varane, No. 5 Umtiti, No. 21 Lucas Hernandez, No. 6 Pogba, No. 14 Matuidi, No. 13 Kante, No. 10 Mbappe, No. 7 Griezmann, No. 9 Giroud

Argentina's starting lineup of 433: No. 12 Almani, No. 2 Mercado, No. 17 Otamendi, No. 16 Rojo, No. 7 Banega, No. 14 Mascherano, No. 15 Enzo Perez, No. 11 Di Maria, No. 10 Messi, No. 22 Pavon

France, who took the lead in serving, was very patient to attack Argentina, and in the 7th minute of the first half, Mbappe was brought down in front of the penalty area, and the referee awarded France a well-placed direct free kick.

Hope appears in the eyes of French fans!

Griezmann's free-kick goes around the wall and towards the near post!

Just as the French fans were about to cheer for the goal, Griezmann's very dangerous free-kick hit the crossbar straight at goal!

"Boom! ……”

The Kazan Arena resounded with a loud cry of regret.

In the ensuing game, France launched a wave of attacking frenzy, and France made a comeback four minutes later.

In the 11th minute of the game, it was Mbappe again, who rode from the back to the penalty area, Rojo had no choice but to put him down at this time, and the referee stepped forward and decisively awarded a penalty!

Antoine Griezmann stepped up again to take the penalty, but Griezmann did not waste Mbappe's chance this time, goalkeeper Armani made a mistake and France took the lead in the scoring.

1 to 0! France leads!

It was also Griezmann's second goal of the tournament!

France temporarily led Argentina 1-0 thanks to Antoine Griezmann's penalty, and with this goal, Griezmann became the first French player to score in both the group stage and the knockout stage since Zinedine Zidane in 2006.

Previously, Griezmann scored all five penalties in the French national team, which was amazingly efficient.

In the ensuing game, the two sides engaged in a fierce battle in the midfield, and the two sides went back and forth.

In the 18th minute of the game, it was Mbappe who broke through with the ball again, and in the face of three Argentine defenders who caused another foul on the edge of the penalty area, the referee awarded a free kick, this time it was a free kick taken by Pogba, and Pogba finally hit the ball slightly higher!

In the 26th minute, France counterattacked quickly, Griezmann stumbled on the right, but still brushed past Rojo and crossed near the baseline, and Almani finally confiscated the ball.

In the 40th minute of the game, Argentina equalized! There was a mistake in the French defense, Di Maria's unexpected long-range shot, the quality was very high, Lloris could do nothing about it, France 1-1 Argentina!

In the final stage, the two sides went back and forth, and there were no good chances, and the score remained 1-1 until the end of the first half.

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again, and after the start, Argentina launched an onslaught, and they now have no way back.

In the 48th minute of the game, Argentina passed the ball on the right side of the penalty area, Messi took a few steps after getting the ball, and then hit the goal directly, the ball bounced into the goal at the feet of Mercado, France 1-2 Argentina.

The ball is in!

The score became 1-2, and Argentina overtook the score!

The Russian commentator sighed: "Messi played his form, hit the goal directly, and assisted Mecardo to score a goal to overtake the score!" ”

The Argentine fans in the stands are going crazy, and with a poor record in the group stage, the Argentines have been holding back their energy, hoping to prove themselves again.

The ball gave them hope of qualifying, and every touch on the pitch could change the situation on the pitch, and the atmosphere was almost suffocating.

In the 57th minute of the second half, France got a chance when Griezmann passed the ball into the box!

Argentine centre-back Otamendi jumped high to push the ball out of the box, France's counter-attack was cleared by a header, but the danger was not removed, and the teenager Pavard followed with a volley!

"Smack! ……”

The quality of Pavani's volley was so high that the ball made a beautiful arc in the air, flew past goalkeeper Lloris before his fingertips, hit the inside of the far post and bounced into the net!

The ball is in!

2 to 2!

France equalize again!

Pavani rushed to the field with excitement......

The goal was too devastating for Argentina, and after the game began, they launched an even more frantic attack, and France decisively changed their tactics and switched to defensive counter-attacks.

They formed one solid defence after another in front of their own penalty area to deal with the Argentine's frantic counter-attacks.

In the 63rd minute of the second half, France took the lead again! Hernandez dribbled the ball to near the baseline, and then crossed with a big foot, Matuidi's follow-up shot was blocked, and there was chaos in the box!

After Mbappe won the ball, a low shot from a tight angle on the left side helped France score another goal, France 3-2 Argentina.

"Boom! ……”

There were loud cheers on the pitch and Argentina were screaming in pain, they were now behind again!

In 5 minutes later, France gave Argentina a blow, and in the 68th minute of the game, Mbappe, who was already unstoppable, received a through ball from Giroud in front, Mbappe followed up with the ball, and without hesitation, he pushed the goal directly, France 4-2 Argentina.

France leads Argentina by 2 goals!

In the 70th minute of the game, Pogba took the ball to the right side of the front field after winning the ball, picked up a pass to find Giroud in the penalty area, Giroud stopped the ball and hit the goal very chicly, but unfortunately the ball was missed.

In the 84th minute of the game, Argentina's chance, Messi faced almost the entire back line alone, and came to the French goal alone, but unfortunately the final shot did not have a force.

In the 92nd minute of the game, Argentina stubbornly scored another goal, Messi's long pass accurately found Aguero in front of the goal, Aguero scored with a header, France 4-3 Argentina.

It's a pity that France never gave Argentina a chance again, kept the score of 4-3 until the end of the game, and entered the quarterfinals with their heads held high!

Argentina can only say goodbye to the World Cup in Russia with regret.

After the game, the Argentine players fell on the turf in pain, and the French players embraced each other passionately......

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