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#1 Benjamin Pavard / France versus Argentina
Considering how the championship unfolded for France, it is safe to say that Benjamin Pavard, the 22-year-old defender for VfB Stuttgart, scored both the best goal of the 2018 World Cup and the most important too.
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Pavard's magical volley arrived in the round of sixteen versus Lionel Messi's Argentina. France took the lead in the first half thanks to a penalty won by Mbappé and converted by Griezmann. But as Ángel Di María scored a huge long-distance goal before halftime, Argentina's confidence grew. The Albiceleste took a 2-1 lead in the early stages of the second half thanks to a lucky goal by Sevilla's defender Gabriel Mercado.
Argentina was hoping to let the result establish itself and put pressure on France, mainly with counter attacks and fast transitions.
However, Pavard resolved France's problems with a stunning volley to tie the match. The right-back put his national side leveled with Argentina and turn the confidence into their favor, which translated into Mbappé's brace in less than five minutes. France won the match 4-3 and kicked Argentina out of the World Cup.
Pavard's goals versus Argentina is his only goal for France so far, and indeed0 was France's most important goal of the tournament.
