The idiosyncrasies of the new video system were on full display on Kazan, and Les Bleus also benefited from a huge deflection to see off Australia
It is often said that it takes a little bit of luck to win a World Cup, but there is every chance that France might have used up all of theirs in the opening game as they beat Australia 2-1 in Kazan on Saturday.
With a controversial opener decided by VAR and a winner which took a huge deflection off Socceroos defender Aziz Behich, Didier Deschamps’ side got more than their display arguably deserved against a belligerent Aussie side.