Kylian Mbappe

‘Do we just suddenly change and just accept a slow death? Definitely not,’ Ireland manager insists

Didier Deschamps’ decision to overlook Antoine Griezmann for the captaincy may have complicated France’s preparations for their trip to Dublin

The manager has been discussing selections and formations before the arrival of a France squad featuring Kylian Mbappé, Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele

In a Word: St Kilian was a seventh-century Cavan man who lost his head in what is now Germany

Superstar French team raised their game once Mbappé came off the bench but was not enough

French forward scores late penalty to secure PSG 2-1 win over Strasbourg

Qatar tournament in review - Mbappé's greatness; Morocco make history; infamous Infantino

A 4-3-3 line-up that includes three players from surprise semi-finalists Morocco

Argentina beat France on penalties after a gripping 3-3 draw after extra time in Qatar

The Morning Sports Briefing: Keep ahead of the game with The Irish Times sports team

The deposed world champions were outclassed during the first half, a collective and individual capitulation, a tactical and psychological failure

This was his cup; there has never been a story like this, a competition so centred around one man

Final for the ages is crowning glory that puts Messi on a par with Maradona’s effort in 1986

Co Mayo town, home to the founder of the Argentinian navy, celebrates historic win

Kylian Mbappé's scores stunning hat-trick to twice bring defending champions back into game

Follow all the action as France look to win back-to-back crowns while Messi looks for a maiden world title

And Gianni Infantino must have been reading some strange stuff before the World Cup

Lionel Scaloni looks likely to opt for a 4-4-2 system as he tries to subdue Kylian Mbappé and serve Lionel Messi

Qatar 2022′s early kick-offs swell live stream tallies as ‘superstar’ factor also yields strong audiences for RTÉ2

Goals from Hernandez and Kolo Muani give Europeans the edge in hard-fought encounter

The French national anthem never sounded so lonely, Morocco’s national tune bellowed from the heavens

Theo Hernandez and Randal Kolo Muani on target as French book place to play Argentina in final

Wenger has legitimised Infantino’s shtick, it’s sad to see as he used to be a beacon of light in the sport

Kevin de Bruyne’s comments on Belgium’s high age profile ring true when compared to other teams

Olivier Giroud scores twice as France make light of the loss of Karim Benzema in opening win over Australia

If Messi’s last dance were to take Argentina to the title it would be a story beautiful enough to bring out the inner eight-year-old in all of us

Defending champions France can survive without several big-name absentees but can they rouse themselves from boredom to reclaim the World Cup?

Defending champions France looking to end run of cup-holder flops

Barcelona have told the Bayern Munich striker’s camp that they can afford him

Their most recent negotiations included productive discussions on image rights

Ancelotti’s pre-game masterstroke showed that Spanish side believed they could win

Nasa mathematician, fashion designer and solar entrepreneur make Forbes list

PSG star's stature among young people seen as invaluable to the French government

Attendences at matches are on the rise, but it’s important to keep the momentum going

Lack of game time, goals and assists suggest once prolific talisman may be in line to move

It seemed for most of this game the story would be the brilliance of Kylian Mbappé

Spanish side lost 1-0 in Paris but a 4-1 win over Sociedad has instilled confidence

Parisians take slender lead to Madrid after being frustrated for 90 minutes at home

Parisians should be a picture of riotous fun - instead they seem a deeply unhappy club

France striker could join Real Madrid after their failed attempt to sign him last summer