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Malek Fouda

Lionel Messi ties Miroslav Klose for most World Cup goals as Argentina cruise past Algeria 3-0

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.

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