Rabat – France’s national football team today won its World Cup game against Australia with a 4-1 victory at the Al Janoub Stadium.
The match was part of Matchday 3 of the World Cup’s group stage, an opportunity for the 32 participating teams to position themselves strongly in the group phase and advance to the round of 16.
Australia’s Craig Goodwin scored the Socceroos’ first goal at the 9th minute. Meanwhile, Adrien Rabiot scored France’s first goal at the 27th minute, and Olivier Giroud scored Les Bleus’ second goal 5 minutes later.
In addition, France’s Kylian Mbappe scored the French squad’s third goal at the 68th minute, followed by the fourth goal at the 71st minute by Giroud.
The French squad is among the tournament’s favorites to claim the World Cup title. France has appeared in 15 World Cup competitions and won its first title in 1998 after defeating Brazil 3-0 in the final.
France won the Russia World Cup in 2018 for the second time after beating Croatia 4-2 in the final.
Meanwhile, Australia has qualified for the global tournament on six occasions, including the 2018 World Cup, but the team did not progress beyond the group stage.
French player and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema was absent from the match, he was ruled out of the World Cup due to injury, months after winning the 2022 Ballon d’Or.
“Karim Benzema was forced to cut short the collective training session after feeling pain in the quadriceps of his left thigh,” said the French Football Federation in a statement.
The draw placed France and Australia in Group D, alongside Tunisia and Denmark. Tunisia’s Carthage Eagles and Denmark’s squad faced off today at the Education City Stadium, and the match ended with a 0-0 draw.
Both teams produced a spectacular performance, proving to be tough opponents.
France is set to face Denmark on November 26 and Tunisia on November 30. Meanwhile, Australia will lock horns with Tunisia on November 26 and Denmark on November 30.
