Marcos Rojo went from hero to villain in just about 13 minutes after the start of the game when he brought down Kylian Mbappe inside the penalty area, after the Frenchman had absolutely ghosted past a number of Argentine defenders.
The Manchester United defender grabbed the headlines after his goal against Nigeria took his team to the knockout stages, but he was uninspiring against France to say the least.
Picking up an early yellow card certainly held him back from committing frequently, and Jorge Sampaoli was forced to introduce Federico Fazio in the second half in place of Marcos Rojo.
Enzo Perez was a surprise inclusion in midfield when the line-ups were announced, and he was completely outplayed by the legs of N’Golo Kante in the middle of the park.
The River Plate midfielder struggled to keep up with the tenacity of the French midfielders and was dispossessed far too easily on a number of instances.
Perez offered very little going forward and was probably one of the most isolated figures on the pitch during the first 45 minutes of the game.
The 32 year old was replaced in the 66th minute by Sergio Aguero as Jorge Sampaoli rolled the dice to try and find a goal from anywhere, to cap off a very disappointing afternoon for the player.