France striker Kylian Mbappe went off nursing a shoulder injury as they beat Uruguay 1-0 with an Olivier Giroud penalty in a rematch of their World Cup quarter-final on Tuesday.
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Ciro Immobile scored a 69th-minute penalty to earn hosts Lazio a 1-0 victory over 10-man Bayern Munich.
Loic Perrin's rough tackle in the 26th put Kylian Mbappe out of the game.
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Giroud, at 36, brings experience and guile to France's attack, while Mbappe, 23, is blessed with pace
France will look to keep their World Cup momentum going when they face Tunisia even though they have qualified for the knock-out stages, and coach Didier Deschamps will make changes for the game on Wednesday.
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Galtier said all other players returned as per the schedule and will be available for Wednesday's game, including France striker Kylian Mbappe.
And to think that the 24-year-old forward had nearly missed the World Cup bus.
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Defensively, however, France conceded only a single goal -- a penalty to Poland that Robert Lewandowski converted at the second attempt.
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"We woke up too late. We showed a real strength of character but when you get to penalties it's 50-50," said disappointed French fan Jordan Tambutte.
IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Wednesday
'He is strong, he feels strong, he is a leader for the defence; we will need him (to stay performing) at that level.'
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IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Tuesday.
Argentina dominated the opening stages and earned the penalty when Di Maria was fouled by Ousmane Dembele, with Messi sending France keeper Hugo Lloris the wrong way to move to the top of the goalscoring charts in Qatar.
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