France vs Australia, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage
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Match Timeline
- 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
 AUS |
FRA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Al Janoub Stadium
Location: Al Wakrah, Qatar
Attendance: 40,875
FIFA World Cup Table
| # | 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 |
Line-Ups
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 |
Australia (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mathew Ryan (GK) |
| 4 | Kye Rowles |
| 19 | Harry Souttar |
| 13 | Aaron Mooy  |
| 16 | Aziz Behich |
| 3 | Nathaniel Atkinson |
| 14 | Riley McGree |
| 22 | Jackson Irvine |
| 23 | Craig Goodwin |
| 7 | Mathew Leckie |
| 15 | Mitchell Duke |
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