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Lionel Messi picks a second ball in the danger zone after Banega's free kick was headed out by the defenders before playing a low shot that got a little deflected as his side take the lead for the first time in this game
' 48' Goooooooaaaaaaaalllllllll Lionel Messi with a fine finish for Argentina but Gabriel Mercado had the last touch on the ball
47' Angel Di Maria wins a free kick for Argentina at the left wing of France box
46' Argentina take the kick off for the second half of this meeting as both teams have just 45 minutes to decide their fate in this competition
Half time substitution: Marcos Rojo goes out for Fazio
45' Half time here at the Kazan Arena and France 1-1 Argentina
45' Two minutes added to the first half by the match officials as France are trying to take the lead once again before the half time whistle but Argentina defenders have been keeping their shape well.
44' Argentina have suddenly woken up as they are dictating the pace of the game
44' France 1-1 Argentina
41' Goooooaaaaaaallllll Angel Di Maria equalises for Argentina with a long range shot
38' Pavon squares a superb pass into the box but it was intercepted by France defenders and they are on the attack against the south Americans.
37' Lionel Messi's penalty call was denied after being brought down in the 18 yard box
34' Otamendi did a fantastic job winning a duel with Matuidi at the left wing of Argentina's defence
31' Mbappe with another very good chance after receiving a timely pass from Pogba but his dribbles was intercepted
29' Argentina are left chasing the ball as France seem to be comfortable after taking the lead through Griezmann earlier in the game.
27' Antoinne Griezmann with a superb run into Argentina's box but his low cross was stopped by Armani who is starting his second game at this championship
22' Banega wins a corner kick for Argentina but the set piece was well defended by the French team
21' Paul Pogba failed to convert the free kick as his delivery went over the bar
19' Kylian Mbappe wins a free kick for his side at the edge of Argentina's danger zone after outrunning his opponents' defenders.
17' Tagliafico wins a corner kick for Argentina but the delivery was headed out by France defender
14' France 1-0 Argentina.... Griezmann scores for the French team
13' Antoinne Griezmann to take the kick for France and it is a goaaaaaalllllll
11' Kylian Mbappe wins a penalty for France after Banega lost possession of the ball
9' Griezmann steps up to take the kick but was denied by the wood works as the game stands at goalless.
8' Pogba and Griezmann standing by the ball as they prepare to take the free kick in a bid to give their country the lead early in the game
7 Lloris rushes out to save a long pass from the Argentines and quickly serves the ball to his player which led to Mbappe winning a free kick for France at the edge of Argentina danger zone
3' Matuidi fouls Lionel Messi in their half to win a free kick for Argentina as they have been in possession of the game
1' We are underway here at the Kazan Arena as France take on Argentina for a place in the quarterfinal stage of this year's championship
France line up: 1 LLORIS, 2 PAVARD, 4 VARANE, 5 UMTITI, 6 POGBA, 7 GRIEZMANN, 9 GIROUD, 10 MBAPPE, 13 KANTE, 14 MATUIDI, 21 HERNANDEZ
Argentina line up: 12 ARMANI, 2 MERCADO, 3 TAGLIAFICO, 7 BANEGA, 10 MESSI, 11 DI MARÍA, 14 MASCHERANO, 15 Pérez, 16 MARCOS ROJO, 17 OTAMENDI, 22 PAVÓN
Please read our match report below
- France host Argentina in the first FIFA World Cup round of 16 clash at the Kazan Arena
- Didier Deschamps men reach this stage of the tournament as Group C leaders, while Jorge Sampoali's men finished as second best in Group D
- Both sides will be meeting for the third time at the World Cup but will meeting for the fifth time in all competitions
France and Argentina kick off the 2018 FIFA World Cup knock out stage fixtures on Saturday, June 30 at the Kazan Arena.
The French national team qualified for the round of 16 stage after gathering seven points from three preliminary matches.
They opened their campaign at this year's edition of the championship with a 2-1 victory over Australia and also claimed a 1-0 win over south American side Peru.
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However, they were held to a goalless draw in their last group game by Denmark, who are also through to this round of the competition.
Didier Deschamps men scored three goals and conceded just one, as they kept two clean sheets in the process - a stat that pushes them as one of the favourites for this title at the end of the championship.
La Albiceleste on the other hand had to wait until the last day before they could book their spot in the knock out stage at Russia 2018.
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Just the way they did during the qualifiers that they had to bank on Lionel Messi's genius to power them to 3-1 win over Ecuador to reach qualify for this competition in the very first place.
Jorge Sampaoli began their campaign with a disappointing 1-1 draw against debutants Iceland.
And it became worse for them when they were humiliated 3-0 by Croatia in their second game, however, they managed to produce the result against Nigeria after beating the west African country once again by 3-1 to progress as Group D runners up with four points.
Meanwhile, according to a stats website, Soccerpunters, both teams have met four times - but two of their meetings were at the World Cup (1930 and 1978).
And the Argentines won all the games by a slim margin except for their last friendly encounter where they won by 2-0.
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30/06/2018 France vs Argentina 3pm
- 11/02/2009 France 0-2 Argentina (Friendlies 2009)
- 07/02/2007 France 0-1 Argentina (Friendlies 2007)
- 06/06/1978 Argentina 2 - 1 France (World Cup 1978 Argentina)
- 15/07/1930 Argentina 1-0 France (World Cup 1930 Uruguay)
However, both teams will be counting on the players to get them the result and push them through to the next round.
They also have array of stars plying their trades at top European clubs as France parade the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Antoinne Griezmann, Oliveier Giroud, Samuel Umtiti, Ousmane Dembele and others.
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While Argentina will be counting on Barcelona star Lionel Messi to come to the part once again, and hoping that Angel Di Maria, Sergio Aguero, Gonzalo Higuain, Ever Banega to assist the 31-year-old to bring glory to the south American team.
France possible line up: 1 Hugo Lloris, 2 Benjamin Pavard, 4 Raphael Varane, 5 Samuel Umtiti, 21 Lucas Hernandez, 13 N'Golo Kante, 6 Paul Pogba, 10 Kylian Mbappe, 7 Antoine Griezmann, 11 Ousmane Dembele, 9 Olivier Giroud.
Argentina possible line up: 12 Franco Armani, 2 Gabriel Mercado, 17 Nicolas Otamendi, 16 Marcos Rojo, 3 Nicolas Tagliafico, 7 Ever Banega, 14 Javier Mascherano, 15 Enzo Perez, 11 Angel Di Maria, 9 Gonzalo Higuain, 10 Lionel Messi.
Venue: Kazan Arena
Time: 3pm
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
NAIJ.com previously reported that Argentina left it late as they booked their place in the round of 16 in Russia 2018 after a 2-1 victory against Nigeria.
Goals from Messi and Rojo gave the La Albiceleste 2-1 win over the Super Eagles as Victor Moses' scored his first goal in the World Cup for Nigeria.
In the other game, Croatia defeated Iceland 2-1 to finish top of Group D.
Argentina will now face France in their next game at the Russia 2018 World Cup which is the round of 16 while Croatia face Denmark.
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