France was no where in the final neither with the ball not with attack and strike. The penalty at 80th minute changed all the scene of game and than another goal from Mbappe, this is definitely most interesting world cup I have ever watched because of the passion from both teams no one gave up till the last minute.
I was having a discussion with one of my friends. He was saying that the tackle (that resulted in penalty) was necessary as France would have scored otherwise. I disagreed. Even if they had conceded a goal, it would have been better. Look at what happened after the tackle. France was awarded a penalty, Emiliano Martínez got a yellow card, and more importantly Kylian Mbappé added one more goal to his kitty in the form of penalty kick (which enabled him to win golden boot). Martínez was very cautious after this, as he was already booked. If they had conceded the goal, it would have been still better.