Payet in tears after lighting up Paris: Playmaker steals show with last-gasp beauty as Euro hosts France make winning start

MARTIN SAMUEL AT THE STADE DE FRANCE: They've got Payet. Dimitri Payet. And anyone who did not understand does now. Better than Zinedine Zidane? Well, let's not get carried away; but this was a performance of Zizou-like influence, and it won France the game. Take Payet away and this is a draw, maybe even a defeat for the hosts. It really is that simple. He made the first goal for Olivier Giroud, too, and could have made him tournament top scorer in 90 minutes if the Arsenal man had capitalised on his chances.

Messi makes his mark on Copa America with 19-minute hat-trick after coming off the bench as Argentina thrash minnows Panama

It took Lionel Messi less than seven minutes to score for Argentina after being brought on from the bench - within half an hour he had a hat-trick. Panama were defeated well before Messi took to the pitch - a Nicolas Otamendi header and a red card for Anibal Godoy saw to that - but the Barcelona forward showed the brilliance that makes him one of the best players in the history of the game.