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France 2-0 Bolivia: Thomas Lemar and Antoine Griezmann strike in the first half to earn comfortable friendly win World champions France overcame Bolivia 2-0 in a friendly match at Nantes  Thomas Lemar handed the hosts the lead with a lob after just five minutes  Antoine Griezmann fired home a second just before half-time to double lead  Didier Deschamps handed starts to nine of his World Cup-winning squad  Carlos Lampe produced a number of stunning saves to deny France  Paris Saint-Germain wonderkid Kylian Mbappe leaves field injured at half-time 

By James Ayles For Mailonline

Published: 22:07 BST, 2 June 2019 | Updated: 22:08 BST, 2 June 2019

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France secured a comfortable friendly win over Bolivia thanks to first-half goals from Thomas Lemar and Antoine Griezmann.

The victory was marred by injury to Kylian Mbappe, with Bolivia stopper Carlos Lampe making a string of fine saves to keep the score down.

France visit Turkey on June 8 and then Andorra three days later in Euro 2020 qualifying, while Bolivia begin their Copa America campaign against Brazil on June 15.

Thomas Lemar struck early on to help France to victory over Bolivia in Nantes

Thomas Lemar struck early on to help France to victory over Bolivia in Nantes

 

The crowd paid tribute to ex-Nantes striker Emiliano Sala with a chant after nine minutes

The crowd paid tribute to ex-Nantes striker Emiliano Sala with a chant after nine minutes 

Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann struck just before the break to double the lead

Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann struck just before the break to double the lead

The hosts made the perfect start when Atletico Madrid winger Lemar found the back of the net with a lob from

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