The final between Argentina and France will certainly remain in the annals of the World Cup, for its unlikely scenario in particular but not only. While the Albiceleste thought they were heading for a smooth victory, the Blues rebelled and equalized by scoring two goals in quick succession in the last quarter of an hour of the match thanks to a Kylian Mbappé who had put on his football costume. Super hero. This reversal of the situation almost turned the French team to their advantage during extra time.
Indeed, at the very end of the 30 minutes of extra time, Randal Kolo Muani could have given the Blues a decisive advantage but he lost his face to face with Emiliano Martinez. It was therefore the penalty shootout that made it possible to decide between the two teams with the result we know. But before that, the extension was the scene of several epic moments including two additional achievements which were marked by the two best players of this World Cup. On one side, Lionel Messi for Argentina, and on the other, Kylian Mbappé for France. In addition to this rain of goals at the end of the match, it is another situation, stormy for once, which interests us and it concerns the France team.
Guy Stephan had to intervene
The scene had gone unnoticed until now but it was captured by live cameras and the images were broadcast by TF1 during the celebration of the Blues with their supporters on the Place de la Concorde in Paris. Even if this situation does not directly concern the game this time around, it shows how much tension was present on the pitch even within the teams and their staff. In these images, we can see a very tense exchange between Didier Deschamps and Marcus Thuram while the two men are on the sidelines during half-time of extra time.
Thanks to the images broadcast by TF1, we see more precisely Didier Deschamps refuse dialogue with Marcus Thuram at first, even making a gesture with his arm to dismiss the attacker, before losing his temper more vehemently in the face of the 25-year-old’s incomprehension. To prevent the situation from escalating a little more, Guy Stephan, the faithful assistant of the tricolor technician, intervened between the two men, which made it possible to ease the tensions. Despite this scuffle, the two men still remained professional and things finally calmed down. Concretely, it is no more and no less than a normal situation in the life of a group, especially when the latter is in the final of the World Cup.
