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World Cup wrap, Day 3

Socceroos in World Cup

Josh Risdon and Mat Leckie of Australia take on France's Lucas Hernandez Source: Getty

It was a game that featured plenty of action and plenty of controversy. The Socceroos haven't won their opening match at the 2018 World Cup- but they have won plenty of respect. France has defeated Australia two goals to one in Kazan in the opening match of Group C at the tournament. And as our special football correspondent, the editor-in-chief of the Sportsdaily.ru Ivan Zhidkov says, there was much more than just the Socceroos in action on day three of the 2018 FIFA World Cup,



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