Summary

  • Fifth-ranked Argentina against seventh-ranked France

  • First meeting between sides in knockout stage

  1. Postpublished at 33 mins

    France 1-0 Argentina

    I wonder if Jorge Sampaoli will even wait until half-time to change this system. Gonzalo Higuain, Sergio Aguero and Paulo Dybala are all on the bench.

    SampaoliImage source, Reuters
  2. Postpublished at 31 mins

    France 1-0 Argentina

    Paul Pogba finds Kylian Mbappe, who tries to send Nicolas Tagliafico one way and then the other with some quick feet, but the defender holds his ground and takes the ball off the Paris St-Germain teenager.

  3. Postpublished at 15:30 British Summer Time 30 June 2018

    France 1-0 Argentina

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    Lionel Messi has been relatively anonymous so far. He's supposed to be playing centrally but most of his touches of the ball have come wide right.

  4. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 15:29 British Summer Time 30 June 2018

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    Jack: If France get another before half-time this could be a rout

    Chris: Argentina totally unable to cope with a teenager's pace. You could have said exactly the same thing 20 years ago today...

    Stuart: Is Messi playing?

  5. 'Di Maria is playing with fear'published at 15:28 British Summer Time 30 June 2018

    France 1-0 Argentina

    Danny Murphy
    Former England midfielder on BBC One

    Di Maria keeps getting the ball and going backwards. He is playing with fear and he is not trying to take anyone on. Too safe

    Di MariaImage source, Getty Images
  6. Postpublished at 28 mins

    France 1-0 Argentina

    Gabriel Mercado wants a penalty as his cross hits Samuel Umtiti's elbow. But Umtiti's arm was down by his side, not sure what he was meant to do there.

    However Mercado is unlucky not to get a corner, the referee obviously didn't see Umtiti's touch at all.

  7. Postpublished at 27 mins

    France 1-0 Argentina

    Antoine Griezmann bursts into the box on the right and stumbles after a challenge (not a foul though). He just about keeps his footing but Franco Armani holds his low cross.

    I think if France get a second soon, they'll get a few more.

  8. 'Mbappe looks hungry'published at 15:25 British Summer Time 30 June 2018

    France 1-0 Argentina

    Danny Murphy
    Former England midfielder on BBC One

    Mbappe has started this game so well. He looks so hungry, fresh and talented.

    Kylian MbappeImage source, Getty Images
  9. Postpublished at 25 mins

    France 1-0 Argentina

    Enzo Perez almost gets onto a pass but Hugo Lloris is off his line to deal with it.

    Samuel Umtiti goes down after getting a Perez arm to the face.

    Perez would have been offside anyway. The flag only stayed down because the guidance has been to leave it down for marginal decisions and let VAR get involved if there's a goal.

  10. Postpublished at 24 mins

    France 1-0 Argentina

    Lionel Messi is playing deep and wide right most of the time. I don't understand this formation or tactic at all.

  11. Postpublished at 23 mins

    France 1-0 Argentina

    Argentina have a corner after Ever Banega's shot is deflected over. But France get it clear again.

    The South Americans end up running it all the way back to their keeper.

  12. WATCH: Griezmann scores opener from the penalty spotpublished at 15:22 British Summer Time 30 June 2018

    Watch the opener now.

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    Griezmann scores opener from the penalty spot

  13. Postpublished at 15:21 British Summer Time 30 June 2018

    France 1-0 Argentina

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  14. Postpublished at 22 mins

    France 1-0 Argentina

    Argentina have surprisingy had 75% possession, without doing anything with it.

    Kylian Mbappe has been absolutely electric today.

    Kylian MbappeImage source, Reuters
  15. Postpublished at 21 mins

    France 1-0 Argentina

    It's Paul Pogba and Antoine Griezmann standing over this one again. This time it's Pogba who takes but he just drills it over the bar.

  16. 'Unbelievable pass by Pogba'published at 15:20 British Summer Time 30 June 2018

    France 1-0 Argentina

    Danny Murphy
    Former England midfielder on BBC One

    Unbelievable pass by Pogba and what a touch from Mbappe to bring it down into his path. It's a good decision from the referee.

  17. Postpublished at 20 mins

    France 1-0 Argentina

    If this goes in, we can all go home.

  18. YELLOW CARDpublished at 20 mins

    France 1-0 Argentina

    France have another free-kick - and it's not far from being a penalty. And it's Kylian Mbappe again.

    Paul Pogba plays an excellent ball over the top, Mbappe's first touch is brilliant and Nicolas Tagliafico brings him down on the edge of the box. Yellow card - Marcos Rojo was also booked for the penalty foul earlier.

    Media caption,

    Pogba blazes free-kick over after Mbappe brought down

  19. Postpublished at 15:18 British Summer Time 30 June 2018

    France 1-0 Argentina

    France are unbeaten in each of their last 18 World Cup games in which they have scored the first goal - 16 wins and two draws. The last time they lost after netting the opener was against Poland in 1982.

  20. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 15:17 British Summer Time 30 June 2018

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    After France win today, this will be the last we see of Messi, Higuain and Mascherano in an Argentina shirt. Hope they go out with a bang.

    Ed, Oxford