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Richard Jolly

UNBELIEVABLE: Kylian mbappe produces the most memorable fightback only to end with the most inglorious despair | History Defined

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The best World Cup ever, Gianni Infantino had said. It turned out Fifa’s propagandist of a president was merely missing a word. The best World Cup final ever? The case grew stronger as the game grew more illogical, more credibility-defying, more dramatic.

Twice Argentina thought they had won the World Cup 2022.

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