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Brazil breeze past France 3-1 in friendly tie

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Brazil recovered from a shaky start as they came from behind to beat France 3-1 in an international friendly at Stade de Fance, Paris on Thursday night.

Defender Raphael Varane headed in Mathieu Valbuena's corner to put the French ahead in the 21st minute.

However, Brazil displayed a resilient performance as Oscar levelled just before the conclusion of the first-half.

Barcelona striker Neymar doubled the lead for Brazil in the 57th minute before Luiz Gustavo added a third goal 12 minutes later, the BBC reported.

With the win, the Brazilian football side, who has been now coached by Dunga, registered their seventh successive triumph since their 2014 World Cup humiliation.

 

Brazil suffered their heaviest World Cup defeats when they were humbled 7-1 by Germany in the tournament semifinal last year.

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First Published: Mar 27 2015 | 10:32 AM IST

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