There are shouts from France asking for another penalty after Sissoko went to ground in the box under a challenge from Astanov following a quick break, but there wasn't anything in it and the referee waves play on.
90'
K. Coman enters the game and replaces O. Dembélé.
France are making their last change as well and it's Dembele that's going off for Coman.
89'
E. Astanov enters the game and replaces V. Vasiljev.
Final change for Kazakhstan now and it's Vassiljev that's going off for Astanov.
88'
O. Dembélé gets yellow.
Dembele used his hand to intercept Tagybergen's pass and he picks up the first booking of the game for dissent due to his reaction.
85'
Vassiljev has just switched to the right for Kazakhstan and he plays a great ball forward for Karimov to chase through the middle. He's in on goal if he can bring it under control, but he doesn't see Zouma getting back and the defender does well to intercept it.
83'
R. Karimov enters the game and replaces A. Nurgaliyev.
M. Samorodov enters the game and replaces R. Valiullin.
Kazakhstan are making another double change, with Karimov coming on to replace Nurgaliev.
And Valiullin is also taken off, with Samorodov on in his place.
82'
M. Sissoko enters the game and replaces T. Ndombélé.
Fourth change for France now and it's Ndombele that's making way for Sissoko.
81'
Kazakhstan win a free-kick on the left and Vassiljev swings a deep cross into the box towards Erlanov. Rabiot heads it clear just ahead of him and Tagybergen tries to keep it alive for the hosts but gifts the ball straight to Zouma.
79'
Digne breaks forward down the left and he plays in Rabiot with a good throughball. He cuts into the box and drills a low cross into the six-yard box towards Mbappe's run, but Mokin comes off his line to block it at the near post.
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77'
Ndombele breaks quickly through the middle for France and he spots Dembele as he cuts inside from the right and into a pocket of space. He tries to turn away from Alip when he gets the ball, but the defender does well to nick it off him.
75'
Penalty saved by A. Mokin!
IT'S SAVED! Mbappe steps up to take the penalty that he won and it's a confident run-up to the spot. He keeps his shot low, aiming for the bottom-right corner, but it's punched away by Mokin. Still 2-0!
It was a comfortable save from Mokin as he dived the right way and got a strong hand to the ball to take it away from goal and out for a corner.
73'
France are on the attack again with Dembele making a driving run down the right and he spots Mbappe in space on the edge of the box. He pulls it back for him, but there's not enough on the pass and Maliy clears his lines.
67'
Mbappe and Lemar are linking up well down the left for France, but Kazakhstan have crowded out their box so there isn't any room to swing a cross in. Digne gets forward to help open up the space, but he can't get past Bystrov.
65'
Y. Tungyshbayev enters the game and replaces M. Fedin.
Y. Vorogovskiy enters the game and replaces S. Muzhikov.
Fedin is also going off, with Tungyshbayev on for him.
Double change for Kazakhstan now and Muzhikov is being taken off for Vorogovskiy.
64'
Dembele pushes his way through Kazakhstan's left side before bundling the ball into Mbappe. He has his back to goal so tries to play it back out to him, but the pass is intercepted by Valiullin.
62'
The corner is swung in for France and it's Lenglet that gets on the end of it in the middle. He flicks his header onto goal and Mokin pushes it away, but spills it straight to Zouma. He gets down quickly and just does enough to put him off and the shot is sent wide.
59'
A. Rabiot enters the game and replaces P. Pogba.
K. Mbappé enters the game and replaces A. Martial.
W. Ben Yedder enters the game and replaces A. Griezmann.
Griezmann is also making way, with Ben Yedder on in his place.
There's a triple change for France now and Martial is first to make way after his earlier knee problem, with Mbappe on for him.
And Pogba is the other player being taken off, with Rabiot replacing him.
56'
Kazakhstan are trying to play out from the back but it's not working for them as Griezmann once again wins the ball back in midfield. He drives forward and plays a throughball into Lemar, who's brought down by Erlanov just outside the box.
54'
France are closing Kazakhstan down high up the field and Muzhikov's pass is intercepted by Lemar down the left. Bystrov manages to get a touch on it to help it back to the goalkeeper and Mokin quickly clears his lines.
50'
It's a good run by Vassiljev down the left as he pulls away from Dubois to get to the byline and he pulls a cross back into the middle. He's looking for Fedin, but it's behind him and Ndombele clears his lines.
46'
France get us back underway for the second half!
45' +1
HALF-TIME: KAZAKHSTAN 0-2 FRANCE.
44'
S. Maliy is unfortunate, scores an own goal!
OWN GOAL! The corner is swung into the box for France after Maliy's clearance and the defender is marking Pogba in the middle. He leans in to try and clear it, but he ends up heading it past the wrongfooted Mokin and into the back of his own net. 2-0 France!
41'
Vassilev cuts inside from the left, wrongfooting Dubois, and picking out Muzhikov who has space to run into. He takes too long to decide what he wants to do though which gives Zouma chance to win it back for France.
39'
Kazakhstan still have everyone sitting back in their own half as France patiently play out from the back and Ndombele tries to speed things up by playing in Griezmann. He lays it off to Digne, but Nurgaliev cuts it out for the hosts.
37'
Lenglet spots Dembele's run as he gets in between the Kazakhstan defenders and into the box, so he plays a long ball over the top towards him. He brings it down on the stretch, only for the offside flag to go up against him.
35'
Kazakhstan are keeping possession in their own half at the moment, just knocking it around between their defenders as France sit back and invite them forward, but the hosts are in no hurry to mount an attack.
33'
France break quickly on the counter with Ndombele picking out Ndombele's run down the left of the box. He holds it up well before trying to square it to Griezmann, but Bystrov is there to cut it out for Kazakhstan.
31'
France are moving the ball upfield a lot quicker now and Pogba turns to play a throughball into Martial, who cuts into the box from the left. There's too much on the pass though and he can't keep it in play at the near post.
29'
The initial free-kick is cleared by France, but Kazakhstan win it back and Valiullin is picked out in space just outside the box. He takes the shot first time, but slices at it and his effort flies high and wide of the near post.
27'
Valiullin gets the better of Dubois down the left and he plays a one-two with Vassiljev to try and open up more space. Pogba and Ndombele both get back to help out and the wing-back gets sandwiched between the two to win a free-kick.
25'
Lemar is caught on the ball by Vassiljev and he instantly plays a throughball into Fedin, who turns away from Dubois. He has no one up in support with him though and Lenglet gets back to nick it off him while he tries to hold it up.
23'
Fedin's loose back pass to Tagybergen is picked off by Dembele and he turns away from the midfielder to run on goal. He tries to play in Martial ahead of him, but Alip is covering and comes away with the ball.
21'
Kazakhstan just can't get a touch on the ball at the moment as France push forward again. The hosts are trying to close them down quickly, but Dubois just ghosts past Valiullin down the right.
19'
O. Dembélé has scored a goal for France! Assist by A. Martial.
Martial was quickly being closed down by Maliy and he spotted Dembele in space before laying it off to him.
DEMBELE SCORES! None of the Kazakhstan defenders are picking up Dembele's run into the right of the box and he has time to take a touch after getting the ball off Martial before hitting the shot. He drills it across goal, past Mokin and into the far bottom corner. 1-0 France!
18'
It's a rare chance for Kazakhstan to break forward with Valiullin chasing down Muzhikov's pass down the left, but he has Dubois with him all the way. He hits his cross against the defender and France have it back again.
16'
It's a great ball over the top from Ndombele to pick out Digne's run into the box and he hooks it back from the byline. He put it into a good area, but Griezmann didn't gamble on it and Erlanov clears his lines.
14'
Martial drives into the box from the right and he has Griezmann with him in support, but he chooses to go for goal himself. He drills a shot towards the near post, but Alip gets back quickly to block it.
12'
Pogba's throughball somehow gets through to Martial and he does well to hold off Erlanov as he turns to get a sight of goal. Maliy is closing him down as well though and he stops him from getting a shot away.
10'
Still, France are keeping possession well and keeping Kazakhstan penned back in their own half, but they're not in any hurry to get into the final third. Pogba lays it off to Digne before continuing his run into the box, but the left-back chooses to go back to Lenglet.
8'
Kazakhstan win a free-kick on the right and Bystrov takes it short to Muzhikov before getting it back. He swings a deep cross into the far post, but Lloris is there to collect it ahead of Fedin.
6'
Lloris almost plays himself into trouble in his own six-yard box after he takes a poor first touch after Lenglet plays it back to him. Fedin is quick to close him down but the goalkeeper just manages to hook it clear of his goal.
4'
It's well worked by France with a series of one-two passes to switch play from right to left and open up some space in behind Kazakhstan. Griezmann tries to pick out Lemar's run into the box, with a throughball, but it's intercepted by Maliy.
2'
France are seeing a lot of the ball in the opening minutes and Pogba spots Martial peeling away from Alip on the edge of the box. He tries to pick him out with a long pass over the top, but the forward can't reach it on the stretch.
1'
Fedin gets the game underway for Kazakhstan!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the World Cup Qualifier in Group D between Kazakhstan and France at the Astana Arena!
France were left shocked in their opening qualifier when a second-half own goal sealed a 1-1 draw with Ukraine for the current World Champions. As for Kazakhstan, they're the last ones in the group to get their qualification campaign underway. It's their first match in 2021 and they're winless in their last five competitive outings (D1 L4), with their last win coming in their opening Nations League game in September last year.
KAZAKHSTAN STARTING XI (5-4-1): Alexandr Mokin; Marat Bystrov, Temirlan Erlanov, Sergiy Maliy, Nuraly Alip, Ruslan Valiullin; Serikzhan Muzhikov, Askhat Tagybergen, Vladislav Vassiljev, Azat Nurgaliev; Maxim Fedin.
KAZAKHSTAN SUBS: Daniar Usenov, Ramazan Orazov, Stas Pokatilov, Ramazan Karimov, Abzal Beysebekov, Elkhan Astanov, Aleksandr Marochkin, Maksim Samorodov, Yerkebulan Tungyshbayev, Mukhamedjan Seysen, Timur Dosmagambetov, Yan Vorogovskiy.
FRANCE STARTING XI (4-2-3-1): Hugo Lloris; Leo Dubois, Kurt Zouma, Clement Lenglet, Lucas Digne; Paul Pogba, Tanguy Ndombele; Thomas Lemar, Antoine Griezmann, Ousmane Dembele; Anthony Martial.
FRANCE SUBS: Olivier Giroud, Raphael Varane, Mike Maignan, Adrien Rabiot, Moussa Sissoko, Steve Mandanda, Benjamin Pavard, Ferland Mendy, Lucas Hernandez, Kylian Mbappe, Wissam Ben Yedder, Kingsley Coman.
The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away.
For all of France's possession in the first half, they didn't actually create many clear cut chances, with their only shot on target being Dembele's goal. Deschamps will be happy with the lead, but he'll still want to see an improvement going forward. As for Kazakhstan, they've done well to limit France's chances, and Baysufinov won't be too disappointed with their performance so far.
That win takes France top of Group D for now, with Ukraine and Finland to kick off in the other group game shortly. They're now unbeaten on the road in their last seven in all competitions, which they'll hope to continue against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday. Kazakhstan's losing start sees them stay bottom and next up for them is a trip to Ukraine.
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