France powered its way through to open its World Cup with a dominant display over disputed African champions Senegal on Tuesday as Les Bleus looked for ways to break tight defences and find a breakthrough despite a goalless first half.
Goals starting pouring in the fixture after, propelling the former champions to the top of their group, avoiding a repeat of an earlier upset to Spain, deemed one of the favourites to win the title, who opened their campaign with a goalless draw with Cape Verde on Monday, despite close to two dozen shots on goal.