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By Phil McNultyChief shot writer astatine Al Janoub Stadium
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Defending champions France delivered a almighty connection of intent by outclassing Australia arsenic Olivier Giroud equalled Thierry Henry's all-time scoring grounds for the nationalist team.
France person mislaid a big of players successful the build-up to the tournament, including cardinal striker Karim Benzema, but made airy of those setbacks with a thrilling attacking show aft going behind.
Craig Goodwin gave the Socceroos a daze aboriginal led erstwhile helium powered location a far-post decorativeness aft 9 minutes but they past fell unfortunate to France's firepower led by seasoned Giroud and Kylian Mbappe.
Adrien Rabiot's header enactment France level aft 27 minutes past helium acceptable up Giroud - lasting successful for Ballon d'Or victor Benzema who sustained thigh wounded successful grooming - for a elemental decorativeness 5 minutes aboriginal pursuing a superb Mbappe backheel.
Mbappe was a menace passim and got his archetypal extremity of this World Cup erstwhile helium headed successful Ousmane Dembele's transverse aft 68 minutes earlier turning creator 3 minutes later.
He delivered the cleanable transverse for Giroud to people with a header, equalling Henry's grounds of 51 France goals successful the process.
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Rate players retired of 10 passim oregon aft the game. The rater volition adjacent 30 minutes aft the last whistle.
Rating scope key1 = Give it up10 = Pure perfection
France
Squad number1Player nameLloris
Squad number2Player namePavard
Squad number24Player nameKonaté- Squad number18Player nameUpamecano
Squad number21Player nameHernández- Squad number8Player nameTchouaméni
Squad number14Player nameRabiot
Squad number11Player nameDembélé
Squad number7Player nameGriezmann
Squad number10Player nameMbappé
Squad number9Player nameGiroud
Squad number5Player nameKoundé- Squad number13Player nameFofana
Squad number20Player nameComan- Squad number22Player nameHernández
Squad number26Player nameThuram
Australia
Squad number1Player nameRyan- Squad number3Player nameAtkinson
- Squad number19Player nameSouttar
- Squad number4Player nameRowles
Squad number16Player nameBehich
Squad number13Player nameMooy
Squad number7Player nameLeckie
Squad number22Player nameIrvine- Squad number14Player nameMcGree
- Squad number23Player nameGoodwin
- Squad number15Player nameDuke
Squad number2Player nameDegenek- Squad number11Player nameMabil
- Squad number21Player nameKuol
- Squad number25Player nameCummings
- Squad number26Player nameBaccus
Line-ups
France
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Lloris
- 2PavardSubstituted forKoundéat 89'minutes
- 24Konaté
- 18Upamecano
- 21HernándezSubstituted forHernándezat 13'minutes
- 8TchouaméniSubstituted forFofanaat 77'minutes
- 14Rabiot
- 11DembéléSubstituted forComanat 77'minutes
- 7Griezmann
- 10Mbappé
- 9GiroudSubstituted forThuramat 89'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Disasi
- 4Varane
- 5Koundé
- 6Guendouzi
- 12Kolo Muani
- 13Fofana
- 15Veretout
- 16Mandanda
- 17Saliba
- 20Coman
- 22Hernández
- 23Aréola
- 25Camavinga
- 26Thuram
Australia
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Ryan
- 3AtkinsonSubstituted forDegenekat 85'minutes
- 19Souttar
- 4Rowles
- 16Behich
- 13MooyBooked astatine 90mins
- 7Leckie
- 22IrvineBooked astatine 80minsSubstituted forBaccusat 85'minutes
- 14McGreeSubstituted forMabilat 73'minutes
- 23GoodwinSubstituted forKuolat 74'minutes
- 15DukeBooked astatine 55minsSubstituted forCummingsat 56'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Degenek
- 5Karacic
- 6Tilio
- 8Wright
- 9Maclaren
- 10Hrustic
- 11Mabil
- 12Redmayne
- 17Devlin
- 18Vukovic
- 20Deng
- 21Kuol
- 24King
- 25Cummings
- 26Baccus
Referee:Victor Gomes
Attendance:40,875
Live Text
Match ends, France 4, Australia 1.
Second Half ends, France 4, Australia 1.
Foul by Kylian Mbappé (France).
Milos Degenek (Australia) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Aaron Mooy (Australia) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Theo Hernández (France) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Aaron Mooy (Australia).
Attempt saved. Theo Hernández (France) header from the near broadside of the six gait container is saved successful the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
Attempt saved. Ibrahima Konaté (France) header from the centre of the container is saved successful the bottommost close corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
Substitution, France. Marcus Thuram replaces Olivier Giroud.
Substitution, France. Jules Koundé replaces Benjamin Pavard.
Corner, France. Conceded by Milos Degenek.
Substitution, Australia. Milos Degenek replaces Nathaniel Atkinson.
Substitution, Australia. Keanu Baccus replaces Jackson Irvine.
Theo Hernández (France) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Garang Kuol (Australia).
Jackson Irvine (Australia) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.
Dayot Upamecano (France) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Jackson Irvine (Australia).
Foul by Olivier Giroud (France).
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