Day 3 Snapshot from the World Cup
SNAPSHOT FROM DAY THREE OF THE WORLD CUP
AT A GLANCE: The busiest match day of the tournament so far saw the Socceroos fall 2-1 to France, Denmark found a way to defeat Peru 1-0, Lionel Messi's Argentina were held to a 1-1 draw by debutants Iceland and Croatia accounted for a youthful Nigeria 2-0.
PLAYER OF THE DAY: Kasper Schmeichel kept Denmark in the contest against Peru making six saves. The last Danish goalkeeper with more saves in a World Cup match was his dad, Peter Schmeichel (9 v France in 1998).
TALKING POINT: Lionel Messi failed to find the net despite 11 shots at goal at the Spartak Stadium. The Argentine captain missed a penalty, saved by Iceland's Hannes Halldorsson. Can he recover and lead his country to World Cup glory?
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "I'm not going to complain about VAR today because it was in our favour. - France coach Didier Deschamps said after his side were awarded the first penalty in World Cup history by the video assistant referee system.
STAT OF THE DAY: 2 - Number of penalties awarded in Saturday's matches as a result of video assistant referee reviews. France took advantage of theirs but Peru's was squandered.
THE AUSTRALIANS: Exceeded all expectations by pushing highly-fancied France all the way in Kazan with a fortunate Paul Pogba goal late in the match decisive after Antoine Griezmann and Mile Jedinak traded penalties midway through the second half.
