Benzema brace has Les Bleus purring

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Benzema brace has Les Bleus purring

Les Bleus were comfortably the better side throughout but did not score until Wilson Palacios conceded a 43rd-minute penalty that also earned him a second yellow card.

Benzema converted from the spot and rifled home a second after 72 minutes, his goals split by his part in the World Cup’s first ever affirmative use of goalline technology.

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