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Russia 2018: France qualify to round of 16 as they beat Peru 1-0

By Mubarak Haruna
France beat Peru 1-0 in Russia 2018
France beat Peru 1-0 in Russia 2018
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France beat Peru 1-0 to qualify for the round of 16 of Russia 2018 World Cup.

Peru had the first shot of the game through Guerrero as he tried to catch Lloris off his line with an ambitious effort from just inside the France area, but it eventually crossed over the bar.

France, on the other hand, created a couple of chances with many of those chances coming through counter attacks.

Les bleus finally broke the deadlock through a tap-in by Kylian Mbappe assisted by Giroud's deflected shot and initiated by Pogba who has been a kingpin for Didier Deschamp side.

France held on the lead till halftime with Peru ending the halftime dominating possession of by 52%.

Peru began the second half strongly making their intentions clear from Aquino who unleashed a powerful effort outside of his boot from around 25 yards, unfortunately, it hit the top left corner of the crossbar before going wide.

Peru continued to mount pressure on Deschamp side with their talisman again Carrillo delivered a wonderful cross across the face of all with teammate effort Farfan hitting the side netting.

France's defence remained resolute till the final whistle, although they are yet to convince fully that they are one of the favourites for the title.

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France top Group C with six points and will play Denmark in the final match of the group stage.

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