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.
France 2-1 Australia
47 mins: Australia win a corner on their right, but Griezmann heads it away at the near post.
France 2-1 Australia
Half-time: France come from behind to lead at the break!
The defending champions conceded early as Goodwin slammed home a finish at the back post, completing a move that also saw Lucas Hernandez injured for France.
But Les Bleus equalised through a Rabiot header, before going ahead thanks to a close-range Giroud finish at the end of a slick attack.
Irvine then clipped the post with a header for Australia, just before half-time!
France 2-1 Australia
45+2 mins: POST!
All of a sudden Australia go close!
Irvine gets on the end of a cross from the left, and he heads the ball downwards and goalwards...
But it bounces onto the outside of the post and then away!
France 2-1 Australia
45 mins: CLOSE! France should have another!
A wonderful ball is clipped diagonally out to Griezmann from the France defence. He flicks it across goal with the outside of his boot, and Mbappe is surging into the box in an effort to meet it...
He gets there just a few yards from goal, but he sends the ball well over the crossbar!
Six minutes of added time.
France 2-1 Australia
43 mins: Australia are under a lot of pressure now.
Behich wants a foul given against Dembele, who escapes one and skips past the Australian on the right wing.
He passes to Mbappe, who plays yet another back-heel, this one to Griezmann... who drives a low shot narrowly wide of the Australia goal!
France 2-1 Australia
39 mins: France work the ball up the left wing, and Mbappe receives it on the corner of the Australia box.
He cuts inside and squares it through the penalty area, but Dembele is stretching as he tries to direct it goalwards, and the ball goes over the bar and out for a goal kick.
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