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L'Équipe is known for its notoriously harsh player ratings. Following the final, they famously handed out several low scores:

The edition of L'Équipe was a historic issue covering the 2022 FIFA World Cup Final , in which Argentina defeated France on penalties after a 3-3 draw. Because the match took place in the evening, L'Équipe released two iconic covers: the pre-match edition on the 18th and the legendary post-match "tribute" edition on the 19th. The Iconic Covers L’equipe du 18 DГ©cembre 2022

Neither player received a rating (noted as "unworthy of a World Cup final") because they were both substituted in the 41st minute. L'Équipe is known for its notoriously harsh player ratings

Szymon Marciniak was awarded a rare and scathing 2/10 by the publication. Match Highlights (December 18, 2022) Finale de la Coupe du monde de football 2022 - Wikipédia The Iconic Covers Neither player received a rating

The front page was titled "Une part d’éternité" (A Piece of Eternity), featuring French stars like Kylian Mbappé and Antoine Griezmann as they prepared to face Lionel Messi's Argentina.

Despite scoring a historic hat-trick, he did not receive a perfect 10/10 rating.

Following the defeat, the cover featured a now-famous image of Kylian Mbappé walking past the World Cup trophy with his head bowed. The headline was "La tête haute" (Heads Held High), a tribute to the team's "heroic" comeback from 2-0 down. Brutal Player Ratings