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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 23919446" data-attributes="member: 158020">France 1 Uruguay 0: Giroud hits the  spot after Mbappe injury blow   <img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2018/11/20/21/6446616-6411301-image-a-44_1542751114128.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />   France overcame an injury to Kylian Mbappe as Olivier Giroud scored from the  spot to earn a 1-0 friendly win over Uruguay.   Aiming to return to winning ways following their UEFA Nations League exit,  France's task was made harder when Mbappe – who had squandered a great early  chance – went off with a shoulder injury following an awkward collision with  visiting goalkeeper Martin Campana.    But, having failed to score in the first half for a fourth successive game,  France's luck changed when Martin Caceres was harshly adjudged to have handled  Antoine Griezmann's effort.   Giroud made no mistake from the resulting penalty, ensuring that Mbappe's  absence was not felt too much by Didier Deschamp's side.Giroud's shot into the  side netting set the tone for a strong France start, and the hosts would have  been ahead in the 16th minute had Mbappe kept his chip on target.The Paris  Saint-Germain striker looked set to atone for that miss on the half-hour, but  instead France were dealt a huge injury blow.   Having latched onto Tanguy Ndombele's defence-splitting pass, Mbappe was  unable to avoid the onrushing Campana, landing heavily on his right shoulder  and, despite attempting to carry on after receiving treatment, the youngster was  replaced by Florian Thauvin.   France's pressure finally told early in the second half, though, with Giroud  slotting home from 12 yards after Caceres was deemed to have intentionally used  his arm to deny Griezmann's on-target effort.   They failed to build on that lead, however, and Jonathan Rodriguez nearly  punished their profligacy late on, Hugo Lloris denying the substitute from close  range to make sure Les Bleus ended a brilliant 2018 on a winning note</blockquote>

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