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France scored 2 of their 3 goals via penalties (before the shoot out) and not through open play
Not really relevant. A penalty in normal/extra time is from a foul in the area through open play.
France had so many injuries/battle torn players I highly doubt they would have won in a replay anyway (in fact quite possible they would have been flogged)
I disagree. The match swung back and forward. The young French subs did well. Mbappe came more into the game as it went on. France could have won at the death but for a superb save by Martinez from Muani. They may well have gone on to win a replay.
But again, it's another irrelevant point. Guessing about a potential replay result doesn't add any value to the argument of whether there should have been a replay.