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France vs Australia – Lineups & Match Details

France beat Australia 4-1. France had 62% possession against Australia's 38%. Shots on target: 7-1.

World Cup · Group Stage - 1

Tuesday, 22 November 2022

FranceFrance

4 - 1

Full Time

HT: 2 - 1

AustraliaAustralia

Referee: V. Gomes

Lineups

FranceFrance4-2-3-1
H. Lloris1H. LlorisG
B. Pavard2B. PavardD
D. Upamecano18D. UpamecanoM
I. Konaté24I. KonatéD
L. Hernández21L. HernándezD
A. Rabiot14A. RabiotD
A. Tchouaméni8A. TchouaméniM
O. Dembélé11O. DembéléM
A. Griezmann7A. GriezmannM
K. Mbappé10K. MbappéM
O. Giroud9O. GiroudF

Substitutes

22T. HernándezD
20K. ComanF
13Y. FofanaM
26M. ThuramF
5J. KoundéD
17W. SalibaD
6M. GuendouziM
16S. MandandaG
12R. Kolo MuaniF
4R. VaraneD
25E. CamavingaM
23A. AréolaG
3A. DisasiD
15J. VeretoutM
AustraliaAustralia4-1-4-1
M. Ryan1M. RyanG
N. Atkinson3N. AtkinsonD
H. Souttar19H. SouttarD
K. Rowles4K. RowlesM
A. Behich16A. BehichD
A. Mooy13A. MooyD
C. Goodwin23C. GoodwinM
R. McGree14R. McGreeM
J. Irvine22J. IrvineM
M. Leckie7M. LeckieM
M. Duke15M. DukeF

Substitutes

25J. CummingsF
21G. KuolF
11A. MabilF
26K. BaccusM
2M. DegenekD
9J. MaclarenF
5F. KaračićD
18D. VukovicG
6M. TilioF
17C. DevlinM
24J. KingD
8B. WrightD
20T. DengD
10A. HrustićM
12A. RedmayneG

Match Events

90'+4Y

A. Mooy

Statistics

France
62%38%
Australia
0Expected Goals (xG)0
23Total Shots4
7Shots on Target1
8Corners1
5Fouls11
0Offsides0
89Pass Accuracy (%)84
0Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

France host Australia on Tuesday, 22 November 2022. The kick-off time is 19:00 local. The fixture is part of the World Cup schedule. France go into the match 1st in the table; Australia sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

France have taken 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 4 wins in a row. Australia have collected 0 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 1 time recently. Past results: 16 Jun 2018: France 2-1 Australia. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

France beat Australia 4-1. The full-time whistle came with the totals France 4, Australia 1.

Stat highlights

France held 62% of the ball against 38% for Australia. Shots on target finished 7-1.

Verdict

The win nudges France forward and leaves Australia with work to do. France sat 1st and Australia 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.