After he scored one of the most sensational goals to mean absolutely nothing in a World Cup Final, Kylian Mbappe was mobbed by almost every Frenchman in the Lusail Stadium.
At least that is what it felt like as the subs and the subbed stormed the field to salute their talisman after the first of his two equalisers and the second goal of a hat-trick that, incredibly, also meant absolutely nothing in a World Cup Final.
When Mbappe eventually emerged from the base of the celebratory scrum, Argentina were ready to restart and Lionel Messi, his narrow shoulders a little bit lower than usual, was standing over the ball on the centre-spot.
