France had a goal ruled out by VAR for offside in the final minute of stoppage-time as Tunisia held on to register a shock victory. However, despite victory they failed to qualify for the last 16 of the World Cup. Wahbi Kharzi had fired them in front with Antoine Griezmann seeing a late goal ruled out.
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Kylian Mbappe scored twice for France as the defending champions laid down a World Cup marker by beating Denmark to become the first team into the knockout stage. The forward stole the show once again with second-half strikes to take his side through either side of an Andreas Christensen header.
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France striker Karim Benzema has been ruled out of the World Cup after suffering an injury to his left thigh during training on Saturday in Doha, the French federation have confirmed. The 2022 Ballon d’Or winner felt a strong pain in his quads during a sprint toward the end of the training session.
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France midfielder Paul Pogba will miss the World Cup in Qatar after failing to recover from knee surgery, his agent confirmed today. Pogba underwent an operation in September but his agent said that, following a medical review, the midfielder would not yet return to the Juventus squad or join up with France for the tournament.
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Kylian Mbappe missed a crucial penalty as Switzerland knocked World Champions France out of Euro 2020 5-4 on penalties after a thrilling 3-3 draw. Switzerland had seen an early lead evaporate as France roared into a 3-1 lead however the Swiss fought back to force extra time and ultimately a penalty shootout which secures them a quarter-final tie against Spain.
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