Both teams entered the encounter boasting wins in their tournament debuts, with Korea Republic having defeated Haiti 2-1 and France beating Chile 2-0.

France, however, left the Estadio da Serrinha unscathed thanks in large part to their organised attacking moves.

History may be in line to repeat itself here in Brazil, with the Asian team opening their Group E campaign with a shock 1-0 win over African champions Cameroon on Monday.

Just like in their opening match, the Joeys conceded twice in the first-half at the Estádio Olímpico in Goiânia to trail 2-0 at the break.

But Trevor Morgan’s side roared back in the second-half, deservedly taking something from the match thanks to goals from Noah Botic and Caleb Watts.

They could have been forgiven for having very long faces, however, given the bad luck they had endured in their FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019 opener.

The men in green and gold found themselves two goals down to Ecuador inside the opening 10 minutes, both goals coming from deflections they could do little to avoid as they opened their Group B campaign with a 2-1 defeat.

The win places Tajikistan top of Group E after a thrilling Matchday One, which saw Spain and Argentina play to a goalless draw in the day's earlier match.

Tajikistan will be aiming to continue their fine form when they play Spain next.

Yamato Wakatsuki scored in each half, while Jun Nishikawa added a third from the penalty spot as the Asian champions made a statement of intent at Brazil 2019.

The Taeguk Warriors capitalised on a goalkeeping mistake to take the lead in the 26th minute and added another to their tally 15 minutes later by forcing a turnover, earning a lead they would not relinquish to open their campaign in style.