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France players Kingsley Coman, Aurelien Tchouameni subjected to online racist abuse following penalty misses against Argentina

France players Kingsley Coman and Aurelien Tchouameni who missed decisive penalties in the World Cup final against Argentina on Sunday were subjected to racial abuse online, a BBC report stated. Coman’s shot was saved by goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez while Tchouameni dragged his shot wide. These two misses proved decisive as Argentina romped to victory, winning the shootout 4-2. Coman’s club Bayern Munich condemned the racial abuses, posting, “FC Bayern strongly condemn the racist comments made towards Kingsley Coman. The FC Bayern family is behind you, King. Racism has no place in sport or our society.” Argentina won their 3rd World Cup crown after the match went to penalties with the scored tied at 3-3 after regulation as well as Extra Time. Lionel Messi scored 2 of Argentina’s goal wh...