2022 World Cup
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Disappointment and nerves in a Paris bar
Argentina 2-0 France
Hugh Schofield
BBC News, Paris
“We’re just not in the game. We can’t string four passes together. The team’s too stressed,” says Gaston.
“It’s a terrible start. If we can’t get the ball into our possession, we’ll never recover,” says Laura.
“Deschamps will give them a real pep talk. He knows how to do it. It’s our only hope.”
“The French side is too nervous. We need a quick goal,” says Basil.
“The replacements will make a difference, let’s hope so. Though personally I wouldn’t have taken off Giroud,” says Christophe.
Argentina are nearly there
Argentina 2-0 France
It feels like the Argentine party has already started.
The noise from the stands is all from their fans, paying tribute to their side.
Argentina 2-0 France
It feels like the Argentine party has already started.
The noise from the stands is all from their fans, paying tribute to their side.
GOAL!
ARGENTINA 2-2 FRANCE
ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE! FRANCE SCORE AGAIN! MBAPPE! THEY ARE BACK IN THIS LATE ON FROM THE DEAD!
One minute and 35 second between the goals.
France have been poor. Argentina were minutes away from winning the World Cup. Two late goals in quick succession and now we're heading for 30 minutes of extra time.
ARGENTINA 2-2 FRANCE
ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE! FRANCE SCORE AGAIN! MBAPPE! THEY ARE BACK IN THIS LATE ON FROM THE DEAD!
One minute and 35 second between the goals.
France have been poor. Argentina were minutes away from winning the World Cup. Two late goals in quick succession and now we're heading for 30 minutes of extra time.
It's 1986 all over again
Argentina 2-2 France
Chris Bevan
BBC Sport at Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail
Stunning... absolutely stunning. The France fans have been sitting silently in their seats for most of this match but they are making all the noise now...
We all love a Diego Maradona reference - when Argentina won the 1986 World Cup they were cruising at 2-0 in the final until West Germany scored two late goals in quick succession to equalise.
History just repeated itself... but in '86, Argentina recovered and got an even later winner. It's anyone's guess who will take this one now.
What great entertaining sporting theatre on a Sunday night.
Full time
Argentina 2-2 France
Messi nearly winning it for Argentina 7 minutes into injury time, but Lloris pulls off a great save.
But the whistle goes and, incredibly, it's gone to 30 minutes extra time - and then maybe a penalty shootout.
What a comeback from the French.
This could go either way.
Argentina 2-2 France
Messi nearly winning it for Argentina 7 minutes into injury time, but Lloris pulls off a great save.
But the whistle goes and, incredibly, it's gone to 30 minutes extra time - and then maybe a penalty shootout.
What a comeback from the French.
This could go either way.
Argentina 3-2 France
Andy Cryer
BBC Sport in Qatar
Script writers would throw this away for being too unbelievable.
Absolutely ridiculous. What a match.
What a narrative. What an atmosphere.
Andy Cryer
BBC Sport in Qatar
Script writers would throw this away for being too unbelievable.
Absolutely ridiculous. What a match.
What a narrative. What an atmosphere.
Smells like a fix. Diminishes the game to have the final decided by penalty kicks. OT should be sudden death too.
As an Englishman, I'm disappointed an Englishman is no longer the only player to ever score a hat trick in a World Cup Final.
Still, this is the greatest World Cup Final in history.
It's astonishing.
Both teams could have won it just now in injury time of extra time.
Still, this is the greatest World Cup Final in history.
It's astonishing.
Both teams could have won it just now in injury time of extra time.
We've had Golden Goals in the Euros, so the first team to score in extra time wins. But they soon did away with it.
The problem with non-golden goals is you get increased chance of the stupid penalty kicks. If you are going to allow an arbitary set of shots decide it, better to have the golden goal.
That's it!
3-3!
The greatest World Cup Final of all time has gone to a penalty shootout.
3-3!
The greatest World Cup Final of all time has gone to a penalty shootout.
