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France's midfielder N'Golo Kante (R) jokes with forward Dimitri Payet (C) before a training session in Clairefontaine en Yvelines on March 21, 2016 on the first day of their training ahead of the friendly football match against Netherland to be held on March 25. / AFP / FRANCK FIFE (Photo credit should read FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images)
France's midfielder N'Golo Kante (R) jokes with forward Dimitri Payet (C) before a training session in Clairefontaine en Yvelines on March 21, 2016 on the first day of their training ahead of the friendly football match against Netherland to be held on March 25. / AFP / FRANCK FIFE (Photo credit should read FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images)FRANCK FIFE/Getty Images

Dimitri Payet and N'Golo Kante Score for France on Their Birthdays

Joe GallagherMar 29, 2016

Happy birthday, guys.

Dimitri Payet and N'Golo Kante celebrated their birthdays on Tuesday in style, representing France in a friendly against Russia.

Debutant Kante was first on the scoresheet after just eight minutes:

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And France were 3-1 up midway through the second half when Dimitri Payet scored the beautiful type of free-kick that is quickly becoming his trademark.

It's going to be tough for manager Didier Deschamps to omit either of the Premier League stars from his Euro 2016 squad...

Russia pulled one back before Bayern Munich's Kingsley Coman made it 4-2.

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