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Griezmann hits historic VAR penalty as France squeeze past Australia

France vs Australia: Antoine Griezmann scored a controversial penalty during the World Cup clash

Antoine Griezmann scored from the first VAR-assisted penalty awarded in the history of the World Cup as title hopefuls France battled to a 2-1 win over gutsy Australia in Kazan on Saturday.

Griezmann, expected to make a huge impact on Russia 2018 after topping the Euro 2016 scorers with six goals, was left frustrated by a solid Socceroos defensive display in a tight first half.

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