France 2-1 Germany: 5 Talking Points

#4 Controversial penalty decisions

Kroos celebrates with Kimmich after scoring from the spot

Paul Pogba had the ball stolen from him by Joshua Kimmich and in the subsequent move, Leroy Sane turned on his afterburners and dragged Kimpembe to the edge of the area before attempting to drag the ball back to his teammates.

Kimpembe put in a brave challenge and stopped the ball. However, replays showed that the ball struck his arm. Kimpembe was just a yard away from Leroy Sane as the ball struck his arm and there was no way he could have got his hand out of the way in such a short window of time. The French centre-back has every right to feel hard done by that decision.

In the second half, Mbappe released Blaise Matuidi into the area and though Hummels put in an ill-timed tackle, he did not exactly hack Matuidi to the ground. Matuidi ended up stepping on Hummels' outstretched leg and lost his balance.

Though both weren't top-notch decisions, at least they evened it out.