FIFA World Cup

France vs Australia, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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France
  • 27': Adrien Rabiot
  • 32': Olivier Giroud
  • 68': Kylian Mbappé
  • 71': Olivier Giroud
FT
4 - 1
Australia
  • 9': Craig Goodwin

Giroud, Mbappe help France beat Australia 4-1 at World Cup

— France showed it can cope without its star striker at the

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Corner, France. Conceded by Nathaniel Atkinson.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 2': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).
  • 2': Mathew Leckie (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Riley McGree (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 9': Goal! France 0, Australia 1. Craig Goodwin (Australia) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathew Leckie.
  • 12': Corner, France. Conceded by Kye Rowles.
  • 13': Substitution, France. Theo Hernández replaces Lucas Hernández because of an injury.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (France) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 16': Foul by Theo Hernández (France).
  • 16': Mathew Leckie (Australia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Aziz Behich (Australia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).
  • 22': Attempt missed. Mitchell Duke (Australia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 23': Foul by Riley McGree (Australia).
  • 23': Ibrahima Konaté (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (France) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 26': Corner, France. Conceded by Kye Rowles.
  • 27': Goal! France 1, Australia 1. Adrien Rabiot (France) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross following a corner.
  • 28': Corner, France. Conceded by Aziz Behich.
  • 29': Corner, France. Conceded by Harry Souttar.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (France) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
  • 32': Goal! France 2, Australia 1. Olivier Giroud (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
  • 45'+2': Jackson Irvine (Australia) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Riley McGree with a cross.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, France 2, Australia 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins France 2, Australia 1.
  • 46': Foul by Mitchell Duke (Australia).
  • 46': Ibrahima Konaté (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Corner, Australia. Conceded by Dayot Upamecano.
  • 49': Foul by Craig Goodwin (Australia).
  • 49': Ousmane Dembélé (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross.
  • 51': Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Riley McGree (Australia).
  • 53': Foul by Jackson Irvine (Australia).
  • 53': Theo Hernández (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Foul by Mitchell Duke (Australia).
  • 55': Ousmane Dembélé (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Mitchell Duke (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Substitution, Australia. Jason Cummings replaces Mitchell Duke.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivier Giroud with a through ball.
  • 61': Corner, France. Conceded by Kye Rowles.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 63': Corner, France. Conceded by Jackson Irvine.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Ibrahima Konaté (France) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
  • 64': Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Riley McGree (Australia).
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dayot Upamecano.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
  • 68': Goal! France 3, Australia 1. Kylian Mbappé (France) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross.
  • 70': Foul by Jackson Irvine (Australia).
  • 70': Theo Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Goal! France 4, Australia 1. Olivier Giroud (France) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a cross.
  • 73': Substitution, Australia. Awer Mabil replaces Riley McGree.
  • 73': Substitution, Australia. Garang Kuol replaces Craig Goodwin.
  • 77': Substitution, France. Youssouf Fofana replaces Aurélien Tchouaméni.
  • 77': Substitution, France. Kingsley Coman replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 78': Foul by Olivier Giroud (France).
  • 78': Mathew Leckie (Australia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Dayot Upamecano (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Jackson Irvine (Australia).
  • 80': Jackson Irvine (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Foul by Garang Kuol (Australia).
  • 83': Theo Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Substitution, Australia. Keanu Baccus replaces Jackson Irvine.
  • 85': Substitution, Australia. Milos Degenek replaces Nathaniel Atkinson.
  • 88': Corner, France. Conceded by Milos Degenek.
  • 89': Substitution, France. Jules Koundé replaces Benjamin Pavard.
  • 89': Substitution, France. Marcus Thuram replaces Olivier Giroud.
  • 90': Attempt saved. Ibrahima Konaté (France) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Theo Hernández (France) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Aaron Mooy (Australia).
  • 90'+4': Theo Hernández (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Aaron Mooy (Australia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (France).
  • 90'+7': Milos Degenek (Australia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, France 4, Australia 1.
  • 0': Match ends, France 4, Australia 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 5
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
1 Corner Kicks 8
2 Saves 0
37.6 Possession 62.4
4 SHOTS 23
1 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
368 Accurate Passes 646
440 Passes 723
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 14
6 Crosses 27
0.2 Cross % 0.5
50 Long Balls 46
20 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
0 Blocked Shots 6
7 Effective Tackles 14
13 Tackles 20
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
9 Interceptions 12
22 Effective Clearances 6
22 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: Al Janoub Stadium
Location: Al Wakrah, Qatar
Attendance: 40,875

FIFA World Cup Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 United States 3 +4 6
2 Australia 3 0 4
3 Paraguay 3 -2 4
4 Türkiye 3 -2 3
Full Standings

Line-Ups

FRA France (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
18 Dayot Upamecano
24 Ibrahima Konaté
21 Lucas Hernández
2 Benjamin Pavard
7 Antoine Griezmann
14 Adrien Rabiot
8 Aurélien Tchouaméni
9 Olivier Giroud
10 Kylian Mbappé
11 Ousmane Dembélé
France Substitutes:
Theo Hernández, Kingsley Coman, Axel Disasi, Randal Kolo Muani, Jordan Veretout, Marcus Thuram, Raphaël Varane, Steve Mandanda, Jules Koundé, Youssouf Fofana, Matteo Guendouzi, Alphonse Areola, Eduardo Camavinga, William Saliba.

AUS Australia (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Mathew Ryan (GK)
4 Kye Rowles
19 Harry Souttar
13 Aaron Mooy Yellow Card
16 Aziz Behich
3 Nathaniel Atkinson
14 Riley McGree
22 Jackson Irvine Yellow Card
23 Craig Goodwin
7 Mathew Leckie
15 Mitchell Duke Yellow Card
Australia Substitutes:
Joel King, Danny Vukovic, Andrew Redmayne, Fran Karacic, Milos Degenek, Jason Cummings, Marco Tilio, Bailey Wright, Garang Kuol, Ajdin Hrustic, Awer Mabil, Cameron Devlin, Jamie Maclaren, Keanu Baccus, Thomas Deng.

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