These are the 5 key duels of the final between Argentina and France

Say Maria vs. dembele

‘The Mosquito’ bit

Ousmane Dembélé is a good dribbler, but not a defender. And it was noted in the action that led to the penalty where Argentina opened the scoring. ‘El Fideo’ Di María, tough in a thousand fights, made trouble for ‘El Mosquito’ Dembélé, who was too innocent to bring down the albiceleste.

2

Enzo vs. Tchouameni

The battle of the core

The battle for the midfield was intense and among all the rivalries that took place equally exciting, the one starring Enzo Fernández and Aurélien Tchoaumeni stood out. It seems unfair to talk about a loser, but at the same time it is reasonable to assert that the winner on points is the Argentine.

3

Kolo Muani vs. otamendi

Esperanza ‘bleu’ penalty

The game seemed to be heading towards its final minutes with a comfortable victory for Argentina until then, but, with a long ball, Kolo Muani got the position from Nicolás Otamendi and the albiceleste brought down the Frenchman, leading to the penalty which Didier Deschamps’ men came back to get into the game.

4

Emily Martinez vs. Chief Muani

‘Draw’ has become infinite

It was in extra time of extra time. Kolo Muani has the goal that will avoid the penalty shootout. Instead of missing him, Don Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martínez was right to stretch his left leg down to clear. It is an anthological stop, one of those that remains etched on the Argentine retina forever.

5

Emily Martinez vs. eat

‘Dance, draw, dance’

Tchoauméni’s failure and all of Argentina’s success undoubtedly contributed to the Albiceleste winning the penalty shootout, but Emiliano Martínez’s save from Kingsley Coman in France’s second launch conditioned everything. What great determination ‘Dibu’ has shown!