Argentina lead defending champions France 2-0 at halftime of the 2022 FIFA World Cup final on Sunday evening. Read more ➡️
The Albiceleste were boosted by the return from injury of Angel Di Maria, as Lionel Messi became the all-time record holder with 26 matches in the tournament.
Les Bleus also were buoyed by the return of Dayot Upamecano and Adrien Rabiot from illness, as the front trio of Kylian Mbappe, Olivier Giroud and Ousmane Dembele prevailed. The opening exchanges were lively but it took just under 20 minutes for threatening opportunities, as Di Maria and Giroud were off the mark with their good chances in front of goal for either side.
Just after that sequence of chances, Argentina were awarded a penalty after Dembele clipped Di Maria's heel, who was going through on goal, in the box. Messi went up to the penalty spot and broke the deadlock with a composed strike. France were eager to respond but they could not get their front three into the game and they were eventually caught on a counter-attack ten minutes before the interval after Di Maria fired home a square pass from Alexis Mac Allister, following a decisive through ball by Messi in the build up.
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