For its first Futsal World Cup in its history, the team of France faces Argentina this Thursday with a place in the final at stake. Follow the match live. France < strong>2 : 2 Argentina Live On a touch, Taborda is found in the middle of three Frenchmen and takes over first egrave;re intention. The ball goes just over Lokoka's goal. Third French foul in the second half. Borruto passes between Mouhoudine and Belhaj before obtaining an interesting free kick . &Twelve minutes from the end of the second period, Ouassini Guirio returns to replace Saadaoui. After a mix-up in the Argentinian camp, the Blues lose the ball. Claudino escapes and wipes out Touré from a double contact that mows him down and gets a yellow card. The Blues are making the Argentinians doubt! After an exit, Sarmiento wants to find Borruto but it is imprecise. What a job, once again, from Nicolas Menendez! With his back to the goal, the pivot strikes with his left foot but Sarmiento commits a handling error and lets the ball slip away. Mamadou Touré follows the ball and deceives the Argentinian goalkeeper by following the action. The Blues are back! On the side left, the Argentinians strike but Francis Lokoka punches with both fists. For two minutes, the Blues have been more and more offensive and are recovering the ball very high while the Argentinians are using vice to get the French out of the game. Launched in depth, Ouassini Guirio volleys but it is not on target. Sarmiento came out quickly before the winger remained on the ground, hit in the ankle. After an Argentine throw-in on the right side, Arrieta strikes but Lokoka deflects the shot. On the left side, Ouassini Guirio completely erases his opponent thanks to a body feint and tries his luck with his left foot but his shot goes wide. The Argentinians kick off the second half. The kick-off of the second half is imminent. Relive live the recovery of Abdessamad Mohammed who came within a few centimetres of equalising. 
18:19 – Taborda does not frame
18:18 – Les Bleus are behind
18:16 – Guirio is back
18:15 – Yellow card
18:13 – The imprecise Argentinians
18:09 – Lokoka pushes back
18:07 – The danger is getting closer
18:05 – Guirio on the ground
18:03 – Lokoka repels the danger
18:01 – Guirio misses the target
17:59 – The players are back
17:55 – A few centimetres
Cruel 😫 Le ballon n'est pas totalement rentré dans le but !
🇦🇷 2 – 1 🇫🇷 #FutsalWC pic.twitter.com/OvteHd67Qz
— la chaine L'Équipe (@lachainelequipe) October 3, 2024
It's half-time at the Humo Arena where the Blues have their backs to the wall (2-1) against Argentina.
17:44 – Mohammed imprécises
À five seconds before halftime, Mouhoudine takes a corner to the far post for his number 10. Abdessamad Mohammed volleys it but his rebound attempt flies over Sarmiento's goal.
17:42 – Time-out
À 41 seconds before the break, Raphaël Reynaud calls a time-out.
After a video review, the French goal was ultimately not awarded by a few centimetres. The ball did not completely cross the line.
17:40 – Appeal to VAR
Contentious situation on the floor! On a corner taken by Touré, everyone goes through except Abdessamad Mohammed who takes over. The ball smashes the bar and seems to cross the line. The match is interrupted.
17:38 – Les Bleus close to winning the goal
Lokoka leaves his zone. In a hurry, he shoots but it is blocked.
17:35 – Tchaptchet enters the game
With three minutes left in dispute, Arthur Tchaptchet replaces Abdessamad Mohammed.
17:34 – Third foul
After a long ball, Saadaoui is penalized for a high foot on Brandi. Free kick for the Argentinians.
17:32 – Mouhoudine touched
On a pressing, Mouhoudine remains on the ground after a contact in the face of Brandi.
17:30 – Mohammed misses
Superb call counter-call from Abdessamad Mohammed who presents himself in front of Sarmiento. After Mouhoudine's serve, the French number 10 misses his control and blames himself.
17:27 – Timeout
After Touré's strike, the Argentinians call a timeout.
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