France anchored in front of the pack in front of Denmark in Gathering C on Tuesday following a 0-0 attract Moscow that could set up a heavyweight World Container conflict with Lionel Messi's Argentina in the last 16.
Didier Deschamps' side overwhelmed ownership yet attempted to make any obvious possibilities against a decided Denmark, who will probably meet Croatia for a place in the quarter-finals.
France have scored only three times in three recreations in Russia, including a punishment and a possess objective, and it was another incoherent show from one of the title top picks.
They will find their adversaries in the following round later on Tuesday, with Argentina expecting to beat Nigeria in Holy person Petersburg to stand a possibility of qualifying.
Deschamps rested skipper Hugo Lloris and Paul Pogba, with the Manchester Joined midfielder a booking far from suspension, while Kylian Mbappe was additionally forgotten among six changes.
Marseille goalkeeper Steve Mandanda, 33, showed up at a noteworthy competition, having been an unused substitute at the last three European Titles and the 2010 World Container.
After much civil argument about the video right hand official (VAR) following further debate on Monday, it was unavoidable any punishment territory tussles would provoke solid interests at the Luzhniki Stadium.
There have just been 20 punishments given at this World Glass, a competition record before the gathering stage has even finished up.
Denmark's Martin Braithwaite laid an early claim in the wake of going down under strain from Presnel Kimpembe, in spite of the fact that there seemed insignificant contact, best case scenario.
France had their very own punishment yell when Henrik Dalsgaard slid in on Lucas Hernandez, with Kasper Schmeichel tipping behind Olivier Giroud's circling follow-up exertion.
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Conferred play from Thomas Delaney saw him discharge Andreas Cornelius down the left flank yet Christian Eriksen was not able apply a completing touch as Mandanda and Hernandez joined to clear.
Antoine Griezmann at that point shot gently at Schmeichel from 20 yards, the Atletico Madrid forward's greatest commitment coming just before the break when he started a debilitating counter that drew a negative foul from Mathias Jorgensen.
An observer for significant lots, Mandanda was almost gotten out by a theoretical Eriksen free-kick as he spilled before jumping on the bounce back only in front of Cornelius.
A miscued freedom from Djibril Sidibe before long gave Eriksen another shot, the Tottenham star dragging wide of the objective on this event.
Nabil Fekir was presented for Griezmann for the last 20 minutes, and the Lyon forward looked energetic immediately as he pounded a shot only the wrong side of the post.
Mbappe was presented late on for an ineffectual Ousmane Dembele, yet it was again Fekir who went nearest to completion the impasse with a low, ricocheting shot that constrained Schmeichel into a sharp spare.
Noisy scoffs from a sold-out horde of 78,011 welcomed the last shriek in spite of the fact that it was an outcome that suited the two sides as Denmark, now unbeaten in 18 matches, achieved the last phases of the World Container out of the blue since 2002.
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