World Cup 2018: Top 5 matches so far

#2 France 4-3 Argentina

This second-round match had all the makings of a classic and turned out to be one too. Argentine supporters were hoping for a miraculous performance from Lionel Messi to beat a decidedly better French side. However, Messi could not win it for his side and it was Kylian Mbappe who put in an outrageous performance for France.

Mbappe’s terrific run earned France a penalty in the first half and Antoine Griezmann converted from the spot. France continued to look the dominant side but Angel Di Maria stunned them with a 25-yard scorcher in the 35th minute. Moreover, Argentina took the lead surprisingly at the beginning of the second half through a lucky deflection from a Lionel Messi pass.

France started to hit the brittle Argentine defence with rapid counter-attacks and Pavard found the equalizer with a stunning strike from outside the penalty box. The outstanding Mbappe scored 2 more goals in the next 10 minutes as the Argentine defence looked helpless against his pace and guile. Sergio Aguero did pull one back from a Lionel Messi cross but by then, the damage had already been done.

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Growing up, he idolized Boris Becker, but he now firmly believes Novak Djokovic stands alone as the 'Greatest of all Time', especially considering the 24-time Grand Slam champion's incredible stats. One thing that still puzzles Subhadeep, however, is how Becker's Wimbledon tally might have reached five if not for Pete Sampras.

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Edited by Zeeshan Ali