Kylian Mbappe delivered a rousing pep talk to his France team-mates during the World Cup final, urging them that they could come back from two goals down to beat Argentina.

A Lionel Messi penalty and Angel Di Maria second meant France were staring down the barrel having been outplayed and outworked in a superb first half by Argentina.

France’s hopes of retaining their World Cup crown looked well and truly over after just 45 minutes, leaving Mbappe with no option than to take it upon himself and urge his team-mates to step up their game instead of going down without a fight.

‘It’s a World Cup final, it’s the match of a lifetime. We can’t get any worse, anyway,’ Mbappe said as he addressed the changing room .

‘Let’s go back on the field, either we let them play or we put a little intensity and we go into the duels and we do something else guys. It’s the World Cup final. 

Mbappe heeded his own advice after the break, helping France force extra-time with a penalty of his own and then a ridiculous volley in the space of 60 seconds, completely turning the final on its head as well as clinching the golden boot.