France 1-0 Peru: 5 Talking Points, World Cup 2018

#1 France look far from convincing

Matudi failed to keep tabs on the Peruvian players

After Peru forced the issue in the second half, France looked uncomfortable, not just on the ball, but also at the back. They kept getting pushed further and further into their own half.

Despite having two defensive holding midfielders in Kante and Matuidi, Peru kept finding space on the edge of the opposition penalty area and Lloris had to nervously watch a few shots either whisk just wide or canon into the side-netting.

This clearly triggered Peru to mount further pressure on a vulnerable looking French backline as they peppered the goal with a number of shots following some sumptuous link-up play on the edge of the box. The fact that a defeat would result in their exit from the biggest stage in the world meant that they had little option but to go for it.

We were left scratching our heads, trying to figure out how the South American side had not already managed to score a bunch of goals after the kind of attacking intent they've shown in both the fixtures.

Pavad, who is more of a centre-back, looked out of sorts at right-back. Lucas Hernandez, too, provided little on the other side of the pitch. With one of the most compelling defensive pairings in Varane and Umiti in the centre, France managed to hold onto their clean sheet despite everything Peru threw at them, but it wasn't all down to the way France defended. If anything, Peru's errant finishing had more to do with it.

A lot to fix for Didier Deschamps as France qualify to the knockout rounds.