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| France VS Germany |
The definitive goal, or relatively an own goal, was scored by Mats Hummels, who had a fresh dismal night against Kylian Mbappe.
Karim Benzema and Mbappe also had goals rejected for offside in the second half. But France’s substantial notables were in midfield – in very different ways, Paul Pogba, N’Golo Kante and Adrien Rabiot were outstanding.
German performers were deliberate at times, desperate at others, and might need to think about whether their 3-4-3 strategy gets the promising from specific players.
Yet they still had sufficient opportunities to draw the game. The German side had all the thrilling moments to equalise and rescue a point but they could be very awkward revenants.
The world champions begin their crusade with an unmistakable victory in Munich.
There wasn’t a huge amount in it but France players were a bit smoother, a bit calmer, and won the game without actually getting out of second gear.