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France penalty: Kylian Mbappe rampages through Argentina defence at World Cup
KYLIAN MBAPPE was the man of the moment in France’s World Cup clash with Argentina when earning a penalty in the first half of their World Cup encounter.
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Mbappe instigated a rapid counter-attack in Kazan after catching Argentina off-guard.
The PSG star flew forward and within seconds was entering the Argentina box.
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And he was brought down by Marcos Rojo, who seemed to be baffled by Mbappe’s pace.
BBC World Cup pundit Danny Murphy was stunned by Rojo’s defending.
“It's a ridiculous challenge by Rojo,” he said.
“It is Banega who gives the ball away and Mbappe shows great determination.
“It's a penalty and I don't know what Rojo is thinking.”
The resulting penalty was scored by Antoine Griezmann as France took a 1-0 lead.
But Mbappe had to celebrate from the sidelines after he was guided off the pitch following treatment from the physio.
Just minutes after the goal and Mbappe was at it again, finding space to run onto a long ball before being tripped by Nicolas Tagliafico just outside the box.
Tagliafico complained to the referee but the official had no doubt about the foul and gave the Ajax star a yellow card.