France vs Australia LIVE: World Cup 2022 latest score and updates after Kylian Mbappe and Olivier Giroud goals
France 4-1 Australia: Craig Goodwin’s early goal sparked a reaction from the defending champions as Adrien Rabiot, Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappe goals turned the match around
Australia gave France an early scare before the defending World Cup champions turned on the style in a 4-1 win in their Group D opener.
Craig Goodwin gave the Socceroos a shock lead after just nine minutes with a composed finish at the back post and France looked out of sorts in the early stages.
But Adrien Rabiot’s header pulled France level before Olivier Giroud scored a second within five minutes as the 2018 World Cup winners turned the match around.
Kylian Mbappe got off the mark for the World Cup in the second half from Ousmane Dembele’s cross, before Giroud scored his second to level Thierry Henry as France’s record scorer with his 51st international goal.
It leaves France top of Group D after Denmark and Tunisia shared the points in a goalless draw earlier in the day. Follow all the reaction from Al-Janoub Stadium with our live blog below.
Mexico 0-0 Poland
56 mins: PENALTY TO POLAND!
The referee goes to the monitor, and he gives a penalty to Poland after their first decent move of the match!
Mexico 0-0 Poland
54 mins: All of a sudden, Poland decide to press! And what would you know? They get a great chance out of it!
A pass is slung into the feet of Lewandowski just inside the Mexico box, and he turns well before running at goal...
He’s shoulder to shoulder with Moreno, and the Poland captain loses out.
Better, though, from Poland! That looked dangerous for Mexico for a moment.
In fact... the referee is going to check for a penalty! Moreno looked to have pulled on Lewandowski’s shirt...
Mexico 0-0 Poland
53 mins: Lozano scoops a lovely pass over the Poland defence and onto Sanchez inside the box... and Sanchez wins a corner.
Szczesny comes out and punches it clear, but Mexico will attack again, this time with Lozano out on the left...
He cuts inside and curls a shot towards goal, but he slips as he hits it! Szczesny catches the effort comfortably.
Mexico 0-0 Poland
50 mins: Szymanski is brought down inside the Mexico half, and Poland have a free kick some way out, just to the left of centre.
It’s wasted, straight out for a goal kick.
Mexico 0-0 Poland
48 mins: The second half begins as the first ended, with Mexico enjoying a decent spell of possession.
Mexico 0-0 Poland
Zalewski is replaced by Krystian Bielik for Poland.
Mexico 0-0 Poland
The second half is just a couple of moments away. Here’s a reminder of what happened in today’s other Group C game:
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Mexico 0-0 Poland
Half-time: Goalless at the break. Mexico have been on top, though.
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