Antoine Griezmann and Paul Pogba were both on the score-sheet as France edged Australia 2-1 in the Group C opener on Saturday afternoon.
Griezmann opened the scoring from the spot in the second half after VAR was controversially called into action.
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Mile Jedinack then scored a penalty of his own to level the scores after Samuel Umtiti handled in the box to gifted Australia the spot kick.
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With 10 minutes left to play, Pogba stepped up to score the winner, with his deflected shot needing the help of goal-line technology to be awarded.
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