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Players are usually okay after 90 minutes. But if they end up playing 150 minutes then they'll start having problems which might make them not fit for the next match.

Premier League players who reached the World Cup final The Premier League returns on 26 December, when many players from the different World Cup teams will be able to share their experiences from Qatar. A handful, of course, will be granted extra leave following their World Cup exertions...

I think penalty shootouts are the best way to do it. That way managers won't have to deal with fatigued players with hamstring problems.

Alexis Mac Allister is the first Brighton player to win a World Cup. Will he be back in time to face Charlton in the EFL Cup on Wednesday?

Then you'd have a lot more fatigued players and a lot more injuries in a team and that would have a detrimental effect on its subsequent performances.

Like father, like sons Argentina 3-3 France (Arg win 4-2 on pens) After the full-time whistle on Sunday, two of Lionel Messi's three sons, Thiago and Mateo, aged 10 and seven respectively, were pictured kissing the famous trophy, just like their dad had after inspiring Argentina's victory over...

Baseball players don't so as much running as football players. Some sports are more suitable for long games. Look at cricket: matches can last up to five days. In football, you often see players going down with cramp in extra time.

Argentina yesterday became only the third team to win the World Cup by penalty shootout. The other two to have done it are Brazil and Italy. Brazil beat Italy 4-2 on penalties in the 1994 World Cup Final at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena and Italy beat France 5-3 on penalties in the 2006 World Cup...

Don't forget that players are humans and get tired. There's only a certain amount of time that players can run around chasing a ball. If after 90 minutes they keep playing successive 10 minute bouts then they could end up playing another 90 minutes or 180 minutes until they get a goal. For...

The game could end up lasting for hours if they did that. I've just watched a video - "Has every FIFA World Cup been fixed?" - which basically talks about how FIFA may fix World Cups to try to get the team it wants to win to win. Interesting that this World Cup Final featured Messi for...

England 1966 World Cup winner Sir Geoff Hurst was the only player to score three goals in a World Cup Final until today. However, all three of Hurst's goals came from open play whereas two of Mbappe's were penalties, and Mbappe has the dubious distinction of being the first player to score...

After an illustrious career, which has seen him win almost everything in football and become one of the greatest players in history, Lionel Messi puts the cherry on the cake by winning the big one tonight. It's a fairytale. Here he is lifting the World Cup...

Live footage of thousands celebrating in the summer sunshine of Buenos Aires after Argentina win the World Cup...

Aguero joins celebrations FT: Argentina 3-3 France AET (4-2 on pens) Look at Sergio Aguero in the background, behind Lionel Messi, celebrating! The former Manchester City striker may have been leading the line for Argentina in this World Cup if he hadn't suffered heart problems last season...

French President Macron is on the pitch consoling Mbappe, who has just become only the second player after England's Geoff Hurst to score three goals in a World Cup Final, but has ended up losing.

ARGENTINA WIN THE WORLD CUP! FT: Argentina 3-3 France AET (4-2 on pens) Montiel's shirt is off! He's blubbing his eyes out! On the centre spot, a group of his team-mates drop to their knees and embrace each other as a few others run in the direction of Montiel and Martinez! This ground is...

IT'S IN! ARGENTINA HAVE WON THE WORLD CUP!!

If this goes in, Argentina win

3-2

If France miss this next one, Argentina win