0ur sports correspondent richard conway was at the match, and has this report. the world cup carnival continued in kazan today, tartar culture in full display. the competition from here intensifies, as france and argentina are about to discover. with just 13 minutes gone, kylian mbappe's burst of speed caused havoc in the argentine defence. penalty for france! the 25th penalty of this tournament awarded, antoine griezmann with the finishing touch. with france starting to dominate the game, back came argentina. angel di maria with a superb strike to make it 1—1. what a strike for angel di maria! but this has been a tumultuous tournament, and so it continued after the break with an avalanche of goals, starting with lionel messi's shot being turned in by mercado to give argentina the lead. the french response, though, was swift and overwhelming.