Match of the Day : France v Australia France 2-1 Australia: VAR to the fore as Paul Pogba decides World Cup Group C clash. 0. After Juan Mata hit his 50th goal for Manchester United in last night’s win over Brighton, look back on all fifty of the Spani... Itten’s Volley? Mark Chapman introduces live coverage from Group C as 1998 world champions France face Australia in their opening game of the 2018 World Cup. One man that looked right at home was Huddersfield's Mooy, who was everywhere for the Aussies and showed great awareness and skill when in possession. The top two teams, France and Denmark, advanced to the round of 16. At 19 years and 178 days old, Kylian Mbappe is the youngest player to make an appearance at a major tournament for France (World Cup and European Championships). June 16, 2018. Australia play Denmark on Thursday at 1pm while France can qualify for the knockout stages with a win over Peru also on Thursday at 4pm. Group C of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place from 16 to 26 June 2018. I got a lot of reactions, let's say that out of 10 people seven said it was a penalty and three said no penalty.". France coach Didier Deschamps: "It was not easy, but winning the first match is very important. Subs: Giroud (6), Fekir (6), Matuidi (6) All four of Australian Ryan's saves vs France came in the opening eight minutes, with the keeper conceding the next two shots on target faced. France 2-1 Australia (Pogba 81 min) Out of nothing Pogba does it for France! They began with intent and Australia goalkeeper Ryan was kept busy inside the opening minutes but stood strong. Australia were level four minutes later when Umtiti inexplicably handled a free-kick in the box, allowing Jedinak to calmly roll home. Man of the match: Aaron Mooy. France Despite bringing on Olivier Giroud, France rarely looked capable of breaking down their opponents but there was another unfortunate moment for Australia to come nine minutes from time. Commentary by Steve Bower and Mark Lawrenson. Aziz Behich's challenge of Pogba was strong and well-timed but the ball looped over Ryan and narrowly crossed the line having bounced down off the underside of the crossbar. France: Lloris (7), Pavard (4), Varane (6), Umtiti (4), Hernandez (5), Kante (7), Pogba (6), Tolisso (4), Mbappe (6), Griezmann (6), Dembele (5) The team finished as runners-up to Portugal at Euro 2016, which the country hosted. Job done for France but improvement will be required. Sunday 17 June 2018 12:28, UK. It was difficult to be impressed with any of the French players, who looked uncomfortable and restricted for their national team. Serrano’s Screamer against Celtic or Shankland’s spinning reaction volley? The body language was that he didn't know, from my position. And then you have to take a decision - France or Australia. The team qualified for the World Cup finals after finishing first in their qualification group, ahead of Sweden and the Netherlands. [hvp-video url=”http://hls-dvr-gv.filmon.com/dvr/_definst_/schdld/14/24/166/2018.06.16/5455633.mp4/playlist.m3u8″ controls=”true” autoplay=”true” loop=”false” muted=”false” ytcontrol=”false”][/hvp-video]. The Socceroos then almost opened the scoring when Hugo Lloris reacted quickly to prevent Corentin Tolisso scoring an own goal. France entered the 2018 World Cup as one of the favourites to win the tournament, particularly for their strong squad featuring several youth talents. Match of the Day : France v Australia. The two penalties scored in the game between France and Australia were only four minutes, seven seconds apart - the shortest period of time between two penalties being scored by different sides in a World Cup match. vs Australia. I saw him standing there. Pick your dream team for England v Tunisia to win the guaranteed £1k jackpot. France v Australia – Full Match | World Cup 2018 Russia. Griezmann has been directly involved in nine of France's last 13 goals in major tournaments (World Cup and European Championships), with seven goals and two assists. The referee initially played on following Risdon's challenge on Griezmann before pointing to the penalty spot after being given advice from VAR and watching the replay himself on the pitchside screen. France have only managed to keep one clean sheet in their last seven international games, against Republic of Ireland in May. ", Australia coach Bert van Marwijk: "I hoped that maybe one time there would be a very honest referee, and in that moment, that he wouldn't go to the video screen. France went into their shell and struggled to create opportunities before they were presented with a perfect chance to break the deadlock after the break, courtesy of video technology. It was a very underwhelming performance by one of the pre-tournament favourites as apart from the opening eight minutes, France only managed two shots on target, both of which went in. France were awarded a penalty when VAR helped overrule the referee's original decision for a challenge on Antoine Griezmann by Josh Risdon inside the area, from which Griezmann fired home (58). 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Commentary by Steve Bower and Mark Lawrenson. However, Samuel Umtiti inexplicably handled inside the area and Mile Jedinak converted from the penalty spot (62) to level the scores. Mark Chapman introduces live coverage from Group C as 1998 world champions France face Australia in their opening game of the 2018 World Cup. It's hard to explain everything. France struggled to break down Australia's stern defence but gained a huge slice of luck when Paul Pogba's deflected effort looped over Mat Ryan and bounced off the underside of the crossbar with goal-line technology confirming the ball had crossed the line for an own goal. Australia: Ryan (7), Risdon (6), Milligan (7), Sainsbury (7), Behich (7), Jedinak (7), Mooy (7), Kruse (6), Leckie (6), Rogic (6), Nabbout (6). It was complicated today with a team who gave us a hard time.