With captain Kylian Mbappe starting on the bench after picking up a knock against Luxembourg, Didier Deschamps' team was unable to find a way through and was arguably fortunate to avoid an upset.

Antoine Griezmann saw a low drive tipped wide by Maxime Crepeau in the first half, but Canada went closer shortly after the restart as Liam Millar curled a shot against Mike Maignan's crossbar.

Olivier Giroud – playing his final home international before he calls time on his France career after the Euros – miscued on the volley before substitute Randal Kolo Muani somehow headed wide when unmarked late on.

Having entered the fray as a 74th-minute substitute, Mbappe tried to provide some inspiration with a mazy run in stoppage time, but his powerful drive was pushed away by Crepeau as Canada stepped up its Copa America preparations with a creditable result.

France will not be panicking just yet, with Mbappe's absence from its starting lineup an obvious factor as it struggled to break Canada down, but it will certainly need more in the final third when it faces Austria in eight days' time.

France managed fewer final-third entries (40 to 50) than Canada, only hitting the target with four of its 13 attempts.

Ousmane Dembele attempted to provide some much-needed drive, attempting more dribbles in the first half alone (11, finished with 13) than in any other game for France. However, end product was lacking for both the winger and his team-mates.