France v Australia, 22 November 2022

Score4-1 to France
RefereeVictor Gomes
CompetitionFIFA World Cup Group D
VenueAl Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah
Attendance40,875
Kick-off: 10.00pm local (7.00pm GMT) . FIFA world ranking: France 4, Australia 38 . This was a re-run of the Group C opener four years earlier when France won 2-1 in Kazan and went on to win a World Cup tournament for the second time. . France had now scored four goals in each of three of their last five games at the World Cup finals. . This was the first time that France had won a game at the World Cup finals after conceding the opening goal since a Round of 16 game against Spain in Hannover in 2006. . Les Bleus had now won their opening game in three consecutive World Cup finals for the first time. . Olivier Giroud scored his 51st goal for France to become Les Bleus’ joint- record all-time scorer along with Thierry Henry. . This was the second time that Australia had conceded four or more goals in a game at the World Cup finals; previously 4-0 versus Germany at Durban in 2010. . The Socceroos had now lost their opening game in five of their six appearances at World Cup finals. . Aged 18 years and 68 days, Garang Kuol became Australia’s youngest-ever player at a World Cup finals. The previous record holder was Daniel Arzani when he played against France in the 2018 opener in Kazan, aged 19 years and 163 days. .

4  France

Manager: Didier Deschamps

1  Australia

Manager: Graham Arnold

Goals:

Adrien Rabiot 27 G
Olivier Giroud 32 G
Kylian Mbappé 68 G
Olivier Giroud 71 G

Goals:

Craig Goodwin 9 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris (captain)
Defender Lucas Hernandez
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender Dayot Upamecano
Defender/Midfielder Benjamin Pavard
Midfielder Adrien Rabiot
Midfielder/Forward Ousmane Dembélé
Midfielder/Forward Antoine Griezmann
Forward Olivier Giroud
Forward Kylian Mbappé

Starting lineup:

Mat Ryan Goalkeeper (captain)
Kye Rowles Defender
Harry Souttar Defender
Nathaniel Atkinson Defender/Midfielder
Aziz Behich Defender/Midfielder
Jackson Irvine Midfielder
Riley McGree Midfielder
Craig Goodwin Midfielder/Forward
Mathew Leckie Midfielder/Forward
Aaron Mooy Midfielder/Forward
Mitch Duke Forward

Substitutions:

Theo Hernandez for Lucas Hernandez 13
Kingsley Coman for Aurélien Tchouaméni 77
Youssouf Fofana for Ousmane Dembélé 77
Jules Koundé for Benjamin Pavard 89
Marcus Thuram for Olivier Giroud 89

Substitutions:

Jason Cummings for Mitch Duke 56
Garang Kuol for Craig Goodwin 73
Awer Mabil for Riley McGree 73
Keanu Baccus for Jackson Irvine 85
Miloš Degenek for Nathaniel Atkinson 85

Cards:

Cards:

Mitch Duke 55 Y
Jackson Irvine 80 Y
Aaron Mooy 95 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alphonse Areola
Goalkeeper Steve Mandanda
Defender Axel Disasi
Defender Jules Koundé
Defender William Saliba
Defender Raphaël Varane
Defender/Midfielder Theo Hernandez
Midfielder Eduardo Camavinga
Midfielder Youssouf Fofana
Midfielder Mattéo Guendouzi
Midfielder Jordan Veretout
Midfielder/Forward Kingsley Coman
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Thuram

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne
Goalkeeper Danny Vuković
Defender Miloš Degenek
Defender Thomas Deng
Defender Joel King
Defender Bailey Wright
Defender/Midfielder Fran Karačić
Midfielder Keanu Baccus
Midfielder Cameron Devlin
Midfielder Ajdin Hrustić
Midfielder/Forward Garang Kuol
Midfielder/Forward Awer Mabil
Midfielder/Forward Marco Tilio
Forward Jason Cummings
Forward Jamie Maclaren

4  France

Manager: Didier Deschamps

Goals:

Adrien Rabiot 27 G
Olivier Giroud 32 G
Kylian Mbappé 68 G
Olivier Giroud 71 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris (captain)
Defender Lucas Hernandez
Defender Ibrahima Konaté
Defender Dayot Upamecano
Defender/Midfielder Benjamin Pavard
Midfielder Adrien Rabiot
Midfielder/Forward Ousmane Dembélé
Midfielder/Forward Antoine Griezmann
Forward Olivier Giroud
Forward Kylian Mbappé

Substitutions:

Theo Hernandez for Lucas Hernandez 13
Kingsley Coman for Aurélien Tchouaméni 77
Youssouf Fofana for Ousmane Dembélé 77
Jules Koundé for Benjamin Pavard 89
Marcus Thuram for Olivier Giroud 89

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alphonse Areola
Goalkeeper Steve Mandanda
Defender Axel Disasi
Defender Jules Koundé
Defender William Saliba
Defender Raphaël Varane
Defender/Midfielder Theo Hernandez
Midfielder Eduardo Camavinga
Midfielder Youssouf Fofana
Midfielder Mattéo Guendouzi
Midfielder Jordan Veretout
Midfielder/Forward Kingsley Coman
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Thuram

1  Australia

Manager: Graham Arnold

Goals:

Craig Goodwin 9 G

Starting lineup:

Mat Ryan Goalkeeper (captain)
Kye Rowles Defender
Harry Souttar Defender
Nathaniel Atkinson Defender/Midfielder
Aziz Behich Defender/Midfielder
Jackson Irvine Midfielder
Riley McGree Midfielder
Craig Goodwin Midfielder/Forward
Mathew Leckie Midfielder/Forward
Aaron Mooy Midfielder/Forward
Mitch Duke Forward

Substitutions:

Jason Cummings for Mitch Duke 56
Garang Kuol for Craig Goodwin 73
Awer Mabil for Riley McGree 73
Keanu Baccus for Jackson Irvine 85
Miloš Degenek for Nathaniel Atkinson 85

Cards:

Mitch Duke 55 Y
Jackson Irvine 80 Y
Aaron Mooy 95 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne
Goalkeeper Danny Vuković
Defender Miloš Degenek
Defender Thomas Deng
Defender Joel King
Defender Bailey Wright
Defender/Midfielder Fran Karačić
Midfielder Keanu Baccus
Midfielder Cameron Devlin
Midfielder Ajdin Hrustić
Midfielder/Forward Garang Kuol
Midfielder/Forward Awer Mabil
Midfielder/Forward Marco Tilio
Forward Jason Cummings
Forward Jamie Maclaren