‘Marcos Rojo robbed us of potentially one of the great World Cup goals’

Jack O'Toole

Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe ran riot against Argentina in the first-half of France’s round of 16 tie on Saturday.

The prodigious 19-year-old wreaked havoc down Argentina’s left flank and won his side a penalty in the 12th minute after he picked up the ball deep inside his own half before surging up the pitch and beating three defenders.

Mbappe was hurtling towards goal before he was eventually brought down inside the box by Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo who simply couldn’t live with his pace.

Penalty France! Astonishing pace from Mbappe – wow! https://t.co/OnJgUORzbr #RTEsoccer #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/YlSwEl12jl

— RTÉ Soccer (@RTEsoccer) June 30, 2018

Griezmann converted from the spot to score his second goal of the tournament as he continues to be a huge influence in this French side as he has now contributed to 10 of France’s last 15 goals at the World Cup and European championships.

Mbappe continued to cause Argentina problems throughout the half and nearly won his side a second penalty but Iranian referee Alireza Faghani ruled that Nicolás Tagliafico foul occurred outside the box with Paul Pogba blasting over the ensuing free-kick.

Rojo robbed us of potentially one of the great World Cup goals. Up there will Owen and Owairan

— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) June 30, 2018

Kylian Mbappé is just 19. An age at which all I cared about was Beer, Mixtapes, and Football. He just single-handedly torched Argentina in a World Cup game with entire planet watching, prob experiencing more adrenalin on that 80 yard dash than I have in rest of my life combined

— roger bennett (@rogbennett) June 30, 2018