I'm surprised that the 2nd argentina goal isnt being talked about more. That was probably the best team goal of this world cup, in my opinion.

Di Maria, Macallister, Enzo Fernandez and De Paul! What a midfield!!!!!

That midfield so energetic and gave France players not even a second to look up and play a pass. It was something I've never seen in this WC until this match

Can we just take a moment to understand how Arg was spectular in defense. Netherlands didnt even have a chance till 75th min. Same with France. Croatia never had one for the whole match. Next level fighters

As a die hard Messi fan, my respect for mbappe has increased, even though griezmann was the best player for France in the previous matches, mbappe was the best player for France in the final, i hate to say it, but in terms of numbers if he keeps this consistency up, he could surpass Ronaldo in goals and Messi in assists, but in terms of skillset and FOOTBALL IQ, Messi, r9, Zidane and maradona are on another level with that

Argentina had more balance in their midfield. They attack and defend together. Their off the ball was phenomenal and when they have the ball they move it so fast that the French were caught ball watching many times. Instead of trying to respond as a team, France were waiting for Griezmann or

Camavinga deserves a MASSIVE shout for his performance. Kid is WORLD CLASS. Only 20 years old, came on late after having only played like 20 minutes in the tournament to fill in at left back (man is a box to box midfielder), and absolutely SHUT DOWN the left wing. Pickpocketed Messi at least twice, including on an occasion where he slipped, had to get up and recover back, then stole the ball from Messi, and subsequently drew the foul. Drifted into midfield to speed up transitions and provide support while staying disciplined with his defensive duties and positioning in tracking back/covering.. BALLER.

Scaloni is a very good tactician and he has shown it this entire world cup by finding solutions for every team they went against. The only problem was his defensive subs in this game & against Netherlands. But he transformed this Argentina team, no coincidence they lose 1 game in last 43. Deserved world champions.

Those 3 Argentina midfielder they are fantastic especially Enzo Fernandez he was absolutely brilliant 💪💪

Di Maria was the difference... What a great player he is 🔥

Argentina studied well the playing between Griezmann-Giroud-Dembele before that final. Once these players were send out of the field and replaced, France started coming back and did make the game slightly balanced, but given Messi and other Argentina players, things couldn't be that easy. At the end of game, Kolo Muani, that boy was about to make many people have heart attacks and send them right to hospitals thorough Argentina. Thanks, he didn't score at the last moment of the extra time of the extended time (prolongations).

Kolo Muani, Thuram and Coman changed the game. Bundesliga pressing and physicality shouldn't be underestimated

What makes this victory sweeter is that many people underestimated Argentina

Griezman was erased from the field, he was the only creative player in France and did a great job helping in defense, but Argentina midfield was too much. Argentina was the best team of the WC, totally deserved championship

From that saudi match and struggle against Mexico to this performance at the final. What a team man ❤

France didn't look good vs England or Morocco and were a bit lucky to beat those teams. Eventually in the final, they looked nervous and overawed by the occasion and Argentina were very good and just much more determined. Kingsley Coman should have started instead of Dembele. Also Camavinga should have played more games.

Remember last season, when everyone said Messi was finished, he was just saving his best form for the World Cup. And now he has finally WON!! 🐐 I don’t like the robe thing. The iconic photo is Messi lifting the cup in the Argentina shirt. Nothing else needed.

Scaloni absolutely outclassed Deschamps. That performance from players dying for every ball winning back and pressing. Arg doesnt play every game like this but they know what they are doing especially the defense. They dont even allow to create chances

di Maria was subbed off at 64' gave France life.

I think this is one of the best analysis video from, surprisingly ESPN. Every one spoke out of their hearts and for the first time felt like they re-lived every moment of the match. Could hear the anger in frank and jules voice, but also acceptance that Argentina were the better team. Good one guys 👏

France’s biggest weakness is that they don’t control tempo or the “feel” of the game. They rely on moments of brilliance from their attacking players. France allowed Argentina to get too comfortable into the game which allowed Argentina to impose their energy and style to France. Fortunately for France , Argentina’s biggest weakness is holding on to leads. This is why the game was 2-0 in the 80th minute and finished 3-3 after 120 minutes.

Considering the injuries before and during the tournament, virus leading up to the final it’s pretty insane this team made it to a final lol. With the production line of talent coming out of France it’s scary to think what future holds

Argentina got tired and France has world class subs. Simple

Once Argentina pocketed Antoine Griezmann and seriously stripped him of all his abilities by overwhelming him, France have a horrible knack of losing finals when Griezmann is on the bench. Saw it literally 30 seconds after Griezmann got substituted against the Swiss in the last Euro in 2020. Massive effort for Mbappe though, but he's no Lionel Messi in terms of needing that extra world class talents in Griezmann and Giroud provide for him for a long time now. The confidence and assurance of Scaloni in his tactics was great to see. Messi can finally sleep knowing he's done 100% completed football and their major trophies.

Argentina had players that are better at making interceptions. Seems players took a page out of Mascherano's book. It seems to be a strong trait in Argentinian football

Acuna was a very bad substitution for Argentina, he did nothing and gifted away lot of possession. But athe end am happy for Argentina and Messi. Kolo muani is a very good young lad

Argentina fight for every ball! Strong

France was as shell shocked as Croats. I was surprised, didnt think anyone could beat France, even without a couple of their superstars. The final score was about right, 2 good but even teams had to draw straws to determine winners. A tactical masterclass for aspiring footballers

I think a US commentator put it perfectly: this France is an ok team with a phenomenal star in Mbapé. Argentina was a better team overall and deaerved the win.

Craig got it right, France was struggling in the first half because Mbappe refused to track back and the coach or none of his teammates yelled at him to help Hernandez out like fr it’s a World Cup final put a shift in💯

France were not ready at the beginning of the match and it ultimately cost them a victory. Let’s be honest, despite the criticism, Lloris is a major reason why France go to the Final in the first place. France relied on moments but Argentina had more of a team effort to press and feed Messi. Mbappe is a world class player who on Y needs a couple of yards of space to create something out of nothing - he didn’t get any space until later in the game as Argentina tired.

Amount of work De paul and Enzo and mccleister did in that Argentinian midfield was insane...

To me, Kolo Muani (number 12) was the only player playing with a sense of urgency. The rest of the French team looked like they were playing a friendly.

These clowns criticising Mbappe but he single handly got them back in the game! Scoring a hattrick in a World Cup final takes huge composure especially with the amount of pressure too! Guys a goat already won the World Cup an made the final almost won it again far better then Messi World Cup career for sure! An the game was close an tied an won on penalties! Also playing with half they starting players out injured so imagine what would happend with a fully fit France first players starting sqaud 😅

This performance from Argentina is really what Argentina is. That's why I love this team.

Scaloni is a tactical genius, he also dominated Croatia and Netherlands as well. I would love to see him in a top club like Liverpool or City

This is the first World Cup I watched and idk if ever will get to see a World Cup as good as this one I was going for Argentina seeing how France started to make a comeback was insane

I straight up thought France wasn’t trying for the those first 75 minutes 😳

Best WC game ever. And one of the best games of football ever. Up there with Miracle of Istanbul, Barca vs PSG in UCL, Argentina vs Germany 1986 and others.

In this sport we love , IQ has more significance than pure athleticism. there is lot of chess play involved, even on PS. you can flood the team with high muscle elasticity, CG, bone structure but you're not going to win, of course there are exception involved due to mutations (lol). the 7 subs replacement in the end had this in mind, If you noticed Mbappe was easily outrun and intercepted by defenders in first 70 minutes but could not keep pace with him later, and assist from fresh subs ,when defenders were tired lot.while he was fully rested the entire time.

funny how messi and di Maria went to psg to learn how to beat France players.

Couldn't be much happier for Messi and Argentina. If only Argentina focused more and didn't commit silly mistakes the score would've ended 2 - 0.

Congrats to Argentina for a deserved win and France for contributing to a legendary final. Nuts to think 20 seconds from final whistle, Kolo Muani could have assisted MBappe for his 4th goal in a WC final, the option was there... What a final!

I still don’t understand why deschamps sent Benzema home so early. Would’ve been so useful in a game like this for France.

I’ve said it before that they’ve underestimated Argentina’s run this tournament. They have gotten bette after every game so idky Deschamps would think Argentina wouldn’t come out stronger in this tournament. Scaloni tactics was brilliant until the sub of Di Maria I feel he should’ve stayed on a bit longer since we already had a 2 goal advantage and he can hold up the ball even if he can’t run much anymore and try to get the 3rd then take him off, acuna for Di Maria wasn’t a good idea he could’ve brought on Correra or Lautauro who will put in a shift in the middle. He made the same mistake against the Netherlands and Australia I think. He overcomplicates it but luckily today they got away with it again🙏🏽 he clearly knows how to win games tho but he’s a rough house coach who wants to see his teams fighting and suffer to win. He made the right subs this would’ve been a world class match for Argentina where France probably wouldn’t have gotten a goal or it would’ve ended 3-1 but I respect him it’s his first World Cup tournament as a coach and he’s done brilliant and has copa America and World Cup and a finalisma trophy to his name beating Brazil, Italy and now the young power house France 👏🏽

13:10 - That's a really interesting point from Ale regarding the odd timing of Giroud/Dembele substitutions.

Scaloni did a bad sub. He didn't need to have subbed DiMaria and put in a defender. Since that moment, France started to organize their attack

I thought France was gonna go strong from the start. But Argentina played an amazing game against France possibly the best Argentina have been the whole cup. Held Mbappe for more than 70’minutes. But in after the 70th minute Argentina started slowing down and France cultivated on that weakness. The best final and the best ever football match

Argentina deserved to win

Heartiest congratulations to each and every citizen of Argentina from Pakistan

Kolo mauni is the player who made the diff since coming on the pitch ...he got physical at the upper half of field ..recovered ball well ...he deserves a mention

French youngsters will come back again...stunning talent pool!

The elephant in the pitch: taking out Angel Di Maria, who was instrumental on the wing in spite of his age. Had it not been for this tactical mistake, the Argentine attack would squeeze out 1 more goal and win the cup within the 90 minutes.

I have to say, France needs a proper right back... Kounde cannot deal with the oposition playing there and its up to the CBs (or Dembele in this case) to try to clean up his mess

Hate him all you want I'm not a french fan but i could tell you Mbappe should not be criticized today that guy was the only one came to play, watch the game and you could see he was even trying to get the guys to press forward too, everyone else should be critic not mbappe he ppayed perfect today he got my respect

France should've played defensively with high energy and surge in 2nd half like Korea and Japan did.

Di Maria should not have been taken off. Argentina should have finished France off with a 3rd or 4th goal.

TBH ...the amount of talent France has is scary...Argentina almost had to play the perfect game while France got away with a very average almost bad performance...and yet...they could have won it in PK...scary

As a Barcelona fan I was really laughing before the game when people said that dembele is going to be the key my man that guy is always awful under pressure in big games so it didn’t suprise me

Mac allister always plays well for argentina.

Mbappe needed this reality check, the fact a 35 year old messi is outworking him without the ball is worrying when he is 23 and has the legs to get back

Argentina played very well. They were ready from the beginning. I think that France was not prepare mentally for the game. If you look how Dembele, Hernandez played last night. Yes they were the defending champs but it was not the same team like in 2018. That 2018 France was angrier bc they lost in their home the 2016 Euro. Now in this WC most of them did not a final of this magnitude and they choked to the aggressivity of Argentina. Now, i wonder how they gonna react in the next competitions. Hopefully they will get the job done.

I’m sorry, but did I hear that correctly? Around 4 minutes time, I heard a bunch hot air. I heard Craig criticizing Mbappe for not tracking back and heaping undeserved praise on Girroud during this game. Give me a freaking break. Without Mbappe there would be no France let alone Girroud.

it's real simple: DiMaria subbed off and Deschamps put in players no one knew about to confuse the Argentine defense. A band-aid tactic that almost worked.

0 shots on tgt till 75 min 0 shots off tgt till 75 min.

I don't still know how this happened! on paper this Argentina side is not exactly fancy but look how it turned out😭💃

Dembele and Griezmann got lost in the sauce

Great game 🇦🇷 and 🇫🇷 gave a incredible match for all the football lovers both deserved the title the game could of gone either way this was s classic felicidades 🇦🇷 🇦🇷

The duel between Messi and Mbappe was like watching David and Goliath together, but in the world cup final. So, we were witnesses the most epic world cup final ever where both squads wanted to win no matter how much additional time the referee can add. As a result, Argentina got a new trophy in their history and also Messi's team could make the trophy come back to South America after 20 years.

Kante and Matuidi in midfield in 2018 were the most essential parts of the French side. Too bad Kante wasn't in midfield yesterday to help out Tchoumeni.

He won the world cup in just 19 years of his age and after that he play another world cup final so mbappe make me happy with his performance , and good to see messi finally win it

proud moment as an FCB fan for some time and saw Argentina winning this wc from day 1> wish I placed a bet!!! gracias a todos los jugadores y Lio Scaloni

The balance was definitely off for France this year, last time they had Pogba Kante as a 2 and then they had Matuidi on the left and Mbappe on the right, Matuidi was such a hard worker and such a solid guy that when they had to drop to a defensive shape, there was no worries on that side. France probably should've used Fofana on the right or someone else more solid on the right because Mbappe can't be pulled in to chasing fullbacks, none of the elite wide forwards in the world spend energy chasing fullbacks, they may press from the front but they dont track back all the way and you gotta adjust the team accordingly..

Penalties have been a nightmare for the French, losing in 2006 now in 2022. Gotta feel for them a little bit.

Craig seemed so excited today

That’s what I said about the dembele penalty, that’s a veteran move, it happens similar in basketball get in front and slow down and the breaks down the defender moments to not foul .

Best World Cup imo in terms food, hospitality, family energy, safety for women and children and I'm glad Qatar got to showcase this beautiful game and tournament we look forward to every 4 years.

dembele,giroud & griezman can't really cope with the intensity of the game...need a good midfield and control in the middle

Dimaria always used to play on the right. Masterstroke from scaloni to play him on the left

I love it how frank keep trying to make Jules feel better 😂😂😂

With dedication and hard work miracles do exist. Thanks Messi and team members for joy and happiness you gave to so so so so so so many people in the different continents. 💙

Its easy to be outstanding when you start with a goal on your favor, a gift from the ref, anyone can gain confidence under that setting.

I wish we had journalist in Argentina that analyze the game like you guys, instead all the sport journalists here said that Scaloni wasnt even a real coach, and that they rather lose. Now they cant enjoy the win. VAMOS ARGENTINA ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Gotta admit if the midfield of Pogba and Kante was there it would’ve been completely different

Emiliano Martinez LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will never see the Golden Glove award the same ever again lol

Camavinga came with great energy into the game and dominated the midfields

The margins were already slim, especially with a team missing players with injuries any illnesses will make it tougher

Frances midfield is weak af, I though England would be the ones to win that part of the field, but Argentina are the ones that went and did it.

End of the day the most deserving team won

Camavinga is a world class... Madrid will go places with this kid.

I knew Argentina would win when Di Maria scored that second goal. When Di Maria scores, Messi and Argentina always win the finals. It happened in 2008 Olympics and Copa America. Di Maria a true right hand of, Messi the Goat.

So much credit to France.. the amount of talent they have.. to have 5-7 first team players injured and still have enough to reach the final and not lose in 120 minutes.. argentina the best team of the world, but i think France have deepest and most talented nation of footballers..

France vs Switzerland 3-3 (4-5). France vs Argentina 3-3 (2-4). France always lost the game after the scoreline was 3-3.

Give props to the young guys on France Thurman, Mauni, Fofana, Camavinga, Konate that came off the bench made an impact. Also Coman deserves props too he his impact was greater than Dembele.

How can we get that football signed by the team,, ESPN were awesome during the world cup! Great reporting and coverage, I think everyone worked some overtime including Gab 👍😉

mbappe, dembele and griezmann were not defending well but mbappe is the best player but he also cant play on the wing because he doesnt defend . thats why the subs were made

Mbappe did not play so well because Argentina as a team outplayed France. But as always he made 0 mistakes - he never loses the ball and converts everything you give him to danger. He is so efficient. He plays football like basketball.

The best pundits team. The best world cup coverage 2022. What more can you say but Thank You.

The problem was these managers insistence to finish the tournament with the same 11 they started they tourney with. Argentina chopped and changed when necessary. Dembele has been poor all tournament but kept on starting

For 75 Minutes France was sleeping. The French substitutes in Coman, Thuram, Camavinga and Konaté made a huge difference in the French attack but of course this was after Di Maria was off the pitch. Anyway, it was a great back and forth match but I wonder if Ngolo, Pogba, Umtiti, Varane and Benzema were all there and fully fit, would they have made much of a difference. Well, I don't like playing what ifs. It was a great match nonetheless. I hear Messi isn't retiring and wants to keep playing. I'm so happy to hear that