Kylian Mbappe capitalised on a creaking, aged, inadequate Argentinian defence to score twice in four devastating second half minutes. But his signature moment was the devastating run through the heart of the Argentinian side - echoes of a 19-year-old Michael Owen in St Etienne exactly 20 years to the day – which sent his nation on their way. The talk had been about a No 10 who was supposedly predestined to drive his nation on and on, confounding every setback along the road. 'El General de Gol' was how Buenos Aires paper 'Ole' encapsulated Argentinian matchday belief in Lionel Messi.
But it was the individual wearing a blue 10 who won a searing, breathless game with a performance which will come to define this tournament.
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