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 101 sports updates: Deschamps pleased with France opener: 
France made a statement in their 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil opener, brushing aside 10-man Honduras 3-0 in Porto Alegre. 
 
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Les
 Bleus excelled before and after Wilson Palacios' red card at the end of
 the first half, but it was not until the resulting penalty that they 
opened the scoring through Karim Benzema. 
The Real Madrid 
striker also scored his side's third with a thunderous strike and in 
between played a key part in Noel Valladares' own goal, Benzema's 
initial shot coming back across goal off the post. For the first time in
 World Cup history, goal-line technology was used for confirmation. 
Coach
 Didier Deschamps was delighted with his side's opening gambit in Group 
E. "We've had good times during our preparation, but this is 
competition. Winning today is a very good start," he said. 
"We 
will enjoy this victory, a 3-0 win in the World Cup, because it's never 
easy. We were patient. We had our chances and hit the bar twice in the 
first period. We did well. Pleasure is total in football when there is 
victory." 
Benzema, making his World Cup bow after missing the cut
 in 2010, was in high spirits having shot his side to victory. Much is 
expected of the Real Madrid hitman and he was pleased to have delivered 
by matching Brazil star Neymar's two-goal salvo. 
"I had in mind 
to play a good game, win while also trying to play my football without 
pressure. I did tonight," he said. "I'm very happy and very proud. But 
the most important thing is winning. Some judge me on my number of goals
 but, for me, the way I play counts a lot." </div>

101 sports updates: Deschamps pleased with France opener

101 sports updates: Deschamps pleased with France opener: France made a statement in their 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil opener, brushing as...