Today was the Sabbath, so I attended church and didn't watch any matches. However, I was delighted with today's results especially with Uruguay sending Portugal packing. I looked at the highlights, but I hope to catch the MOTD in a few hours.
France v Argentina 4-3
I said that I'll be satisfied with whichever team won and I am happy with France's progression. Griezmann gave Les Bleus an early lead through a penalty in the 13' which was canceled out by Angel Di Maria's stunning goal in the 41'. Mercado put Argentina ahead in the 48' coming from a Messi assist, but France was not about to let Argentina have all the fun and struck back through Benjamin Pavard in the 57' to level things up.
Mbappé decided to join the party and scored in the 64' causing Argentina to panic. Olivier Giroud's scrumptious pass found the young man again 4 minutes later and Mbappé tucked it away to pile on the pressure on the Argentines who responded through Sergio Aguero in the 90' from a Messi assist but it was already too late.
TAKEAWAYS 🥡
* France are unbeaten in their last 9 WC meetings with South American nations (W5 D4), since losing 1-2 against Argentina in the 1978 tournament.
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Uruguay v Portugal 2-1
CAVANI! BAE! Cavani scored a wicked header in the 7' minute to put Uruguay ahead, but it was canceled out in the 55' by Pepe. Seven minutes later, Cavani put the nail in Portugal's coffin and limped off the field with an injury. 😭Cavani was emotional when he scored both goals and he was inconsolable after the victory. I hope his injury is nothing serious as I would like to see him feature against France on Friday.
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