Argentina vs France, FIFA World Cup 2018: France beat Argentina 4-3 to enter quarter-finals

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FT - France beat Argentina 4-3 to enter quarter-finals
Kylian Mbappe scored two goals in four second-half minutes to send France into the World Cup quarter-finals with a thrilling 4-3 win over Argentina on Saturday. The explosive 19-year-old netted France's third goal in the 64th minute and sealed the win four minutes later with a cool finish to set up a quarter-final clash with Uruguay or Portugal, who meet later on Saturday.
Benjamin Pavard also netted a fine strike for France after Antoine Griezmann's 13th minute penalty had opened the scoring.Argentina's goals came from Angel Di Maria, who unleashed a stunning long-range strike in the 41st minute to draw them level at 1-1, before Gabriel Mercado put them ahead after the break. Substitute Sergio Aguero added a third in stoppage time.
90+4' - Yellow Card! Argentina's Nicolas Otamendi is booked
90+2' - GOAL! Sergio Aguero made it 3-4 for Argentina
Substitute Aguero struck late to give Argentina some hopes.
90' - Four minutes added as stoppage time
90' - Angel di Maria won a corner for Argentina. It ended with offside for Argentina player
88' - Substitution! Kylian Mbappe is replaced by Florian Thauvin for France
87' - Free-kick for Argentina from the right side of French area. Di Maria's delivery ended with a throw in for Argentina.
85' - This time Lionel Messi mishit the shot in front of French goal. Straight to Hugo Lloris
84' - Substitution! Antoine Griezmann is replaced by Nabil Fekir for France
83' - Angel di Maria's cross-in from the left was comfortably cleared out by Raphael Varane
80' - Lionel Messi found Maximiliano Meza on the right side, inside the French area, but Meza shot it straight to Hugo Lloris
75' - Substitution! Change for France too. Blaise Matuidi is replaced by Corentin Tolisso
75' - Substitution! Cristian Pavon is replaced by Maximiliano Meza for Argentina
73' - Yellow Card! Now another French player booked -- Benjamin Pavard
72' - Yellow Card! France's Blaise Matuidi is booked and will miss their next match
70' - Olivier Giroud hit the side netting from the left of the Argentina goal
68' - GOAL! Kylian Mbappe scored again to make it 4-2 for France
Olivier Giroud's pass landed perfectly for Mbappe, who shot it into the bottom-right corner
66' - Free-kick for Argentina near French area. Lionel Messi hit the wall
66' - Substitution! Enzo Perez is replaced by Sergio Aguero for Argentina
64' - GOAL! Kylian Mbappe put France in the lead
Mbappe shot it low from the close range and beat Argentina goalkeeper Franco Armani to put France in the lead again.
57' - GOAL! Benjamin Pavard scored the France equaliser
Another stunning goal in the match. French defender Pavard chose a perfect occasion to score his first goal for France.
56' - MISSED! Argentina survived. Federico Fazio mishit the back pass and Antoine Griezmann got a half chance but shot it wide for a Argentina goal kick.
55' - Cristian Pavon shot it wide from the tight angle on the right flank after getting the pass from Lionel Messi
50' - Yellow Card! Argentina midfielder Ever Banega booked
48' - GOAL! Lionel Messi's shot was deflected in by Gabriel Mercado. Argentina in the lead
Messi's left-footer was going straight at Hugo Lloris, but it hit Mercado's boot and changes course. No chance for Lloris to save it.
47' - Free-kick for Argentina near the French area
Second half underway...
* Half-time Substitution: Marcos Rojo is replaced by Federico Fazio for Argentina
HT - It's 1-1 between France and Argentina at the halftime break
Angel Di Maria unleashed a stunning long-range strike in the 41st minute to draw Argentina level at 1-1 against France at halftime. Di Maria's brilliant goal cancelled out a 13th minute penalty converted by France striker Antoine Griezmann at the Kazan Arena. The penalty was awarded after Marcos Rojo brought down Kylian Mbappe in the area after the France forward made a searing break from midfield.
45' - Two minutes added as stoppage time
43' - Yellow Card! Javier Mascherano is booked. He will miss the quarter-final if Argentina win today's match
41' - GOAL! Angel di Maria levelled it for Argentina
What A Goal! Di Maria shot it from 30 yards out and the ball curled into the top corner of France goal. No chance for Hugo Lloris. Second World Cup goal for Di Maria, he scored his first in the Round of 16 match in 2014.
40' - Lionel Messi won a corner for Argentina. Headed away
39' - Benjamin Pavard's cross-in from the right was a tad high for Olivier Giroud. Goal kick for Argentina
38' - Cristian Pavon's cross-in from the right flank was easily collected by France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris
36' - Free-kick for Argentina near the half line for a challenge on Lionel Messi
33' - Argentina winning the possession game, but yet to create a clear chance on goal. France look dangerous on counter attack
31' - Argentina defenders successfully blocked out Kylian Mbappe, who got the ball inside the Argentine area from Paul Pogba
28' - Shout for a handball by Samuel Umtiti inside the French area. Ref not convince it was intentional.
26' - Antoine Griezmann's cross from the right was near the Argentine keeper. Franco Armani collected it comfortably, but it was a good run from Griezmann
22' - Corner for Argentina. Ever Banega's delivery was comfortably headed out by Paul Pogba
21' - Paul Pogba shot it over the Argentina crossbar
20' - Free-kick for France from outside the Argentina box. Paul Pogba and Antoine Griezmann in consultation near the ball
19' - Yellow Card! Nicolas Tagliafico booked for a foul on Kylian Mbappe
18' - Angel di Maria with the delivery. It's a poor one. Headed out easily by France
17' - First corner of the match went to Argentina
13' - GOAL! Antoine Griezmann converted the spot kick to give France an early lead
Second goal for Atletico Madrid star in the tournament. Argentina goalkeeper Franco Armani dived to his left, while Griezmann shot it low in the middle.
11' - PENALTY! Marco Rojo drought down Kylian Mbappe inside the Argentina box. And it's a yellow card for Rojo too. A brilliant counter run from the youngster to win the spot kick.
9' - HIT THE BAR! Antoine Griezmann hit the Argentina crossbar from the set piece. Unlucky.
8' - Free-kick for France from a dangerous position. Javier Mascherano brought down Kylian Mbappe just outside the Argentina box
5' - Angel di Maria shot the cross long from the left flank. Goal kick for France. It was a brilliant pass from Ever Banega as he found Di Maria in the France final third
3' - Free-kick for Argentina in their own half, after Ever Banega was fouled by Paul Pogba
Here we go...KICK-OFF TIME
* The two former champions have met only twice in the World Cups, with the South American side winning both of them.
* Players are coming out of the tunnel. And it's time for National Anthems.
Starting line-ups
France (4-2-3-1): Hugo Lloris (capt); Benjamin Pavard, Raphael Varane, Samuel Umtiti, Lucas Hernandez; Paul Pogba, N'Golo Kante; Kylian Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann, Blaise Matuidi; Olivier Giroud. Coach: Didier Deschamps (FRA)
Argentina (4-3-3): Franco Armani; Gabriel Mercado, Nicolas Otamendi, Marcos Rojo, Nicolas Tagliafico; Enzo Perez, Javier Mascherano, Ever Banega; Cristian Pavon, Lionel Messi (capt), Angel Di Maria. Coach: Jorge Sampaoli (ARG)
Referee: Alireza Faghani (IRI)
TEAM NEWS
Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli sprung a surprise when he dropped striker Gonzalo Higuain and replaced him with midfielder Cristian Pavon for the blockbuster World Cup round of 16 clash against France. Sampaoli had been expected to stick with the team that rescued their campaign with a last-gasp win over Nigeria in the group stage but instead named Higuain on the bench alongside fellow forward Sergio Aguero. The impressive Ever Banega retains his place in a midfield that looks designed to hit France on the break through Lionel Messi.
France coach Didier Deschamps has reverted to the lineup which secured their place in the knockout stage with a victory over Peru in their second group match. Captain Hugo Lloris returns in goal after being rested with defender Samuel Umtiti, midfielders Paul Pogba and Blaise Matuidi as well as forward Kylian Mbappe for their third group match against Denmark. Matuidi will play deep on the left looking to cut the link between Messi and his midfield support.
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of Round of 16 match between France and Argentina. The match starts at 19:30 IST.