First time in a final a tactical change is made in the first 45

France are between a rock and a hard place. The French players were overwhelmed by Argentina's intensity in the first half, conceding two goals in the space of just 13 minutes.
Messi gave the 'Albiceleste' the lead from the spot in the 23rd minute and Di Maria, in the 36th minute, made it 2-0. Deschamps, who was unhappy with the performance of his players, made two surprising changes after 41 minutes.
Giroud and Dembele were sidelined and Kolo Muani and Thuram came on in their place. This is something unheard of because Pedro Martin noted that the first four changes in first halves of World Cup finals were due to injury.
Altobelli for Graziani in 1982 (Italian National Team), Cafu for Jorginho in 1994 (Brazilian National Team), Apolloni for Mussi in 1994 (Italian National Team) and Schurrle for Kramer in 2014 (German National Team) were replaced in the first 45 minutes due to injury.