Bradley Barcola beats the onrushing Edouard Mendy to score France’s second goal
“It took them a while to warm up but once they got going, France showed why they are many people’s favourites to win the World Cup. Didier Deschamps’ side turned on the style in the second half with two goals from Kylian Mbappe and another from Bradley Barcola to defeat Senegal 3-1. Senegal were in fact much the better side in the first half as a disjointed France frequently gave the ball away and lost midfield duels. Twice Pape Thiaw’s side came close to take the lead: first, when Nicolas Jackson’s low shot came back of Mike Maignan’s near post then rebounded fortuitously to safety off the France goalkeeper, then when Ismaila Sarr shot over from inside the box after being set up by Sadio Mane. …”
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