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In a nail-biting finish, France pushed Argentina out of the FIFA World Cup 2018 on Saturday night. The thrilling match saw a different side of France in contrast to the one that struggled in the group stage. Antoine Griezmann gave France the lead after a few minutes into the first knockout game but it was cancelled out by Angel Di Maria’s spectacular strike. Argentina’s Gabriel Mercado goal gave Argentina the lead in the second half but it didn’t last for long. While Latin American fans hoped that might be enough for their team to sail through to the next round, their dreams were shattered by a 19-year-old player — Kylian Mbappe.
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The ‘wonderkid’ scored not one but two goals in four second-half minutes to become the first teenager to score at least twice in a World Cup match since Pele in 1958! The brace ensured France an easy win against Argentina 4-3.
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On social media, football buffs from all around the globe couldn’t stop praising the teenager and hailed him as the “new king”, the real “T’ Challa”. But most couldn’t help but take a moment and wonder what they did when they were just 19. Social media sites flooded with jokes and memes comparing Mbappe’s roaring performance and their failures to do something fruitful in their teenage years.
Sample these:
https://twitter.com/IanWright0/status/1013097365543292928
https://twitter.com/LouisOlveraixi/status/1013091088888926208
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