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France face Peru in Ekaterinburg at 4pm in Group C. Follow all of the live action below.

While Didier Deschamps' men have the upper hand thanks to their opening 2-1 victory over the Socceroos on Saturday, Peru will need an extra spot of luck.

After a disappointing 1-0 defeat to Denmark, the South Americans need to bring out the big guns to avoid an embarrassing early World Cup exit. 

We'll have all the latest in our live blog:

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67 min: Advincula gets forward and finds himself in space launches a strong left foot at Lloris who watches go over the bar
65 min: Carrillo gets the ball out wide but his cross doesn't beat the first man
62 min: Mbappe wins a throw in deep in Peru's half but it's good defending from Santamaria to hold off Giroud
60 min: Peru move the ball around quickly opening up the defence, it comes to Carrillo who blasts a shot over the bar
57 min: Carrillo runs down the right and crosses but Guerrero isn't there, it comes back to Carrillo though and he goes down, the ref isn't interested though
55 min: Pogba shows off his skill as he dances down the left side, he wins a corner but it's cleared away
53 min:  The ball comes in, gets loose and Gallese claims it
52 min: France win a free kick though, just outside the Peruvian area, Griezmann is stood over it ready to dink it into the box
51 min: Griezmann whips the ball into the box but it's too high and goes over everyone
49 min: CHANCE! Farfan again pushes Peru forward, he gets the ball back lays it off to Aquino who leathers it and hits the post!
46 min: Farfan in the action right away he challenges for the ball with Umtiti and the Frenchman goes down injured 
SECOND HALF: Peru with the restart, they've made two changes Rodriguez and Yotun off, Farfan and Santamaria on
HALF TIME: France 1 - 0 Peru
 
Peru were really fast out of the blocks but France weathered an early onslaught
 
They found their footing and the combination of Griezmann, Giroud and Mbappe put them in front
45 min: 2 minutes added on before half time
44 min: France looking good now, Peru are looking tired
42 min: France pushing up high now, trying to find an opening, Mbappe passes it to Griezmann who slips in Hernandez and the left-back's shot is saved by Gallese
39 min: Carrillo gets the ball in the box, is tackled and France counter with Mbappe, he passes it to Griezmann who tries to slip Giroud into the six-yard box but Gallese makes the save
35 min: Peru break down the right and Pavard makes a good tackle to stop the run
33 min: GOAL! (France 1 - 0 Peru - Mbappe)
 
France win the ball in mid-field, it's threaded through to Giroud whose shot is deflected by Gallese and Mbappe is there to tap it in
32 min: CHANCE! Mbappe gets behind the defence, the ball comes over the top and Mbappe tries to back heel it into the goal

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What time is it?

France vs Peru kicks off at 4pm.

Where can I watch it?

The game will be shown live on BBC One.

Odds

France: 4/7

Peru: 5/1

Draw: 3/1

Prediction

 

France 2 - 0 Peru. It would be irresponsible for both teams to start the match without a proper strategy. While France has a full arsenal of strikers, if the South American side can get it together, they might be able to fend Les Blues off. It'll definitely be an exciting game. 

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