Mbappe sustained an ankle injury in a training session with France just days before the World Cup begins, raising fears over his fitness for the tournament.
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“We’re expecting him to get the crowd on their feet”.
Appearing at the World Cup for the first time in 36 years, Peru had overwhelming fan support in the Mordovia Arena and the bulk of scoring chances, including a late first-half penalty shot that Christian Cueva sent sailing over the cross bar.
“The fact that the player kept going for a little bit was the strangest thing I have encountered”.
Deschamps was a World Cup victor as a player, lifting the trophy as captain in Paris after a crushing 3-0 final win over Brazil in 1998.
“I was disappointed. But I think we can be proud of the way we played against one of the best teams in the world”.
The referee did not give award a penalty to Griezmann who was adjudged to have gone down too easily but the use of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) saw play halted for a replay of the incident.
Australia equalized through Mile Jedinak with a penalty of their own following Samuel Umtiti’s inexplicable decision to handle a cross, but soon afterwards it was the turn of goal-line technology to steal the show.
“It’s good fun, we just have some banter”.
Monaco right back Sidibe has been battling to recover from a knee injury, putting a query over one of the few positions in which France lacks ample depth.
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Didier Deschamps has told France they “must do better” after escaping a humiliating draw with Australia in a 2-1 World Cup opener decided by VAR and goalline technology.
France, who were knocked out in the World Cup quarter finals by eventual champions Germany four years ago in Brazil, also take on Peru and Denmark in the group stage.
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Deschamps said age wasn’t the issue, as most of his players have gained valuable experience with their clubs in big European leagues and championships.
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“But we have almost a week before meeting Peru, so we hope to rectify that”.
