A sure-fire contender for this seasons player of the year gong, Dimitri Payet carried over his superb club form onto the international stage yesterday evening, helping France to a comfortable 4-2 win over 2018 World Cup hosts Russia.
Truly the man with the Midas touch, the attacking midfielder added to his array of spectacular free kicks by converting this absolute rocket of a set-piece on the 64th minute mark.
Andre-Pierre Gignac and Kingsley Coman also got on the scoresheet for Didier Deschamps, not to mention Leicester City’s Kante who finished off a fine team move with aplomb on his international debut.
Here it is…
Kante with a birthday to remember. Scores on his full debut for France after 8 minutes! pic.twitter.com/9QQdSznYYv
— Kieran (@rb_kieran) March 29, 2016