You might have forgiven Erling Haaland for switching TV stations when Argentina and France met for what was a show-stopping 120 minutes with a penalty shootout encore.
It was the most thrilling football match imaginable. Lionel Messi finally got his hands on the World Cup and scored twice along the way, dragging the South Americans to victory despite PSG sensation Kylian Mbappe becoming the first player since Sir Geoff Hurst to grab himself a hat-trick in the biggest game on the planet.
For now scant consolation, but for his career a remarkable achievement. However, while elite names got together to showcase their talent in Qatar, there was one glaring absentee in Haaland.
