2018 World Cup qualifiers: Paul Pogba, Dimitri Payet help France rally to beat Sweden 2-1

13 November,2016 11:13 AM IST |   |  AFP

Paul Pogba and Dimitri Payet scored as France fought back to beat Sweden 2-1 in a World Cup qualifier on Friday that was marked by tributes to the victims of last year's Paris terror attacks

France's Paul Pogba celebrates a goal on Friday. Pic/AFP



France's Paul Pogba celebrates a goal on Friday. Pic/AFP

Paris: Paul Pogba and Dimitri Payet scored as France fought back to beat Sweden 2-1 in a World Cup qualifier on Friday that was marked by tributes to the victims of last year's Paris terror attacks.

Emil Forsberg had put Sweden in front from a free-kick early in the second half at the Stade de France in a meeting of the top two teams in European qualifying for the 2018 World Cup. But Pogba headed in the equaliser in the 58th minute and Payet profited from a goalkeeping error to score the winner.

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