Argentina find some form at last

Argentina could have been excused for feeling apprehensive about the trip to Marseilles to face France last Saturday evening. This despite an extraordinary run against Les Bleus which had seen them win six of the previous encounters, including embarrassing their more illustrious hosts twice in the game’s global showpiece in 2007. Marcelo Loffredo was replaced by the wonderfully named Santiago Phelan and since then Argentina had won just one of their next four encounters.