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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 23318560" data-attributes="member: 158020">Griezmann admits fortunate France 'must do better' after being bailed out by Pogba & VAR  Antoine Griezmann concedes that France “can and must do better” after battling their way to a fortunate 2-1 victory over Australia in their World Cup 2018 opener.Fancied by many to go all the way in Russia, Les Bleus rather stumbled out of the blocks in a victory which relied more on luck than the abundance of talent at Didier Deschamps’ disposal. Griezmann was offered the opportunity to break the deadlock from the penalty spot shortly before the hour mark after a controversial VAR decision overruled the on-field call not to pull up Josh Risdon for a sliding challenge on the Atletico Madrid frontman. Paul Pogba then netted a deflected winner 10 minutes from time, allowing Samuel Umtiti to breathe a sigh of relief after a moment of madness saw him inexplicably handle inside the box. Griezmann concedes that France were far from their best and is looking for a marked improvement in upcoming Group C outings against Peru and Denmark, telling TF1: “The most important thing is the team. We still have a lot to work on. We can and we must do better.“Winning is all that matters in the end. We will be better for the second match. It will be complicated but we have to be ready.“It is necessary to continue working on the system, to find our rhythm and get used to the atmosphere and the pressure.” Manchester United midfielder Pogba, who had faced plenty of criticism heading into an opening contest which ultimately saw him make a telling contribution, added: "It's a World Cup match. There are no easy games. Australia have done very well.  It will be like that all the way through the World Cup.“It was very important to win the first game. It was difficult. We did not give up.“On my goal, I was helped a lot by the defender. To score with your ears, nose, or foot - as long as it goes in, it's all good.” Even Pogba’s late effort required the use of technology to get France off the hook, with the ball having looped over Mat Ryan and off the underside of the bar before bouncing out from over the line.Some 18 minutes prior to that match-winning moment, Barcelona defender Umtiti had thrust his arm towards an Aaron Mooy free-kick delivered into the box which posed little threat to the French defence. He concedes that he made what could have been a costly mistake, but is already looking to put the incident behind him.Umtiti told TF1: “As I turned around, I thought the ball had already gone.“I managed to re-focus right away, thanks to my team-mates. You have to think about winning, just winning. Errors like that happen, you have to accept them and move on quickly.”</blockquote>

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