France hero Paul Pogba reveals tribute to late father on his shinpads

Paul Pogba was the match winner for France in Kazan after hitting a late strike to down Australia, and later revealed a very touching tribute.

The Manchester United man slipped his shinpads from his socks at the final whistle, quickly revealing a hidden picture and message.

The image was that of Pogba's late father Fassou Antoine, who passed away just over a year ago at the age of 79 following a battle with illness.

Pogba is playing at his first tournament since his father's passing, and is keen to play in his honour out in Russia.

The image showed Pogba's father with one of his football medals around his neck, and was accompanied by a message in French.

Roughly translated, it read: 'O Lord do not chastise me for what they say forgive me for what they do not know and make me better than what they think of me.'

Pogba popped up late in the match in Kazan, managing to get a shot off following a tidy piece of link-up play.

A cluster of yellow shirts surrounded the midfielder as he lofted the ball through the air towards goal.

A deflection of the foot of full back Aziz Behich helped, as the hit the underside of the crossbar and bounced over the line.

Goal-line technology quickly clarified the ball had gone over, as France took all three points.

France will now face Peru on Thursday, June 21 at the Ekaterinburg Arena.