Dembele grabbed the spotlight after the interval. He was quite close to a goal early in the second half, only to see his powerful shot on a counter-attack find the crossbar.

In another counter-attack on 63 minutes, the speedy Barcelona winger coolly curled home from the edge of the box.

France could have extended their margin, but Sirigu blocked substitute Florian Thauvin's volley with five minutes from time.

"Matches like this provide experience. Losing is never nice, but there is a bit of a gap between us and them at the moment," commented Italian head coach Roberto Mancini after his second match in charge.

"I'm happy with the performances from the newcomers. In a year, we'll become a lot more competitive," he added.

France will host the United States in their final warm-up on June 9 before heading to Russia.

They will kick off their World Cup campaign against Australia on June 16, before facing Peru and Denmark.

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