As far as I can tell, the French played their best 11 to start, The problem was quite a few of them had the tom tits. The subs coming on are virus free and can run around... and O Mbappe has woken up.
Exactly how I see it as well. Deschamps didn't take Giroud and Dembele off just because they weren't having their best game, he did it because he knew they had nothing more to give. Thuram and Kolo Muani have completely changed the energy levels of France and then Coman has come on and taken it up a notch. Then of course Mbappe is special.
This won't be popular, but France win it l would go with MotM Hugo Loris for keeping France in it. It is set up for Messi though
Whatever happens here, this world cup has been brilliant, purely from a football perspective. I've really enjoyed it.
Summed up beautifully elsewhere as - France have stopped defending like it's 1940, and Argentina have started defending like it's the Falklands.