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France Saturday, 16. June 2018
11:00 Clock 		Australia
2:1
goals
1 : 0 Antoine Griezmann 58. / penalty
1 : 1 Mile Jedinak 62. / penalty
2 : 1 Aziz Behich 80. / own goal

1 Hugo Lloris
2 Benjamin Pavard
4 Raphaël Varane
5 Samuel Umtiti
21 Lucas Hernández
6 Paul Pogba
12 Corentin Tolisso yellow 76' 78'
13 N'Golo Kanté
7 Antoine Griezmann 70'
10 Kylian Mbappé
11 Ousmane Dembélé 70'
Substitutes
14 Blaise Matuidi 78'
18 Nabil Fekir 70'
9 Olivier Giroud 70'
16 Steve Mandanda
23 Alphonse Aréola
3 Presnel Kimpembe
17 Adil Rami
19 Djibril Sidibé
22 Benjamin Mendy
15 Steven Nzonzi
8 Thomas Lemar
20 Florian Thauvin
1 Mathew Ryan
5 Mark Milligan
16 Aziz Behich yellow 87'
19 Josh Risdon yellow 57'
20 Trent Sainsbury
10 Robbie Kruse 84'
11 Andrew Nabbout 64'
13 Aaron Mooy
15 Mile Jedinak
23 Tom Rogić 72'
7 Mathew Leckie yellow 13'
Substitutes
22 Jackson Irvine 72'
9 Tomi Jurić 64'
17 Daniel Arzani 84'
12 Brad Jones
18 Danny Vuković
2 Miloš Degenek
3 James Meredith
6 Matthew Jurman
4 Tim Cahill
8 Massimo Luongo
14 Jamie Maclaren
21 Dimitri Petratos

Manager: Didier Deschamps

Ass. Manager: Guy Stéphan

Manager: Bert van Marwijk

Ass. Manager: Ante Miličić

Ass. Manager: Mark van Bommel

Ass. Manager: Roel Coumans


Kazan Arena (Kazan / Russia)
41.279
Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)
Nicolás Taran (Uruguay)
Mauricio Espinoza (Uruguay)

Reports

Australia captain Mile Jedinak put on a brave face but admitted the frustration was palpable a day after the Socceroos' World Cup campaign was compounded by a historic but controversial VAR decision....
France coach Didier Deschamps said on Sunday his key forward Antoine Griezmann "must do more", after a disappointing performance in their opening 2-1 World Cup win against Australia....
Lionel Messi fluffed his World Cup lines on Saturday, missing a penalty as Iceland held Argentina to a 1-1 draw after France benefited from the first use of the Video Assistant Referee system in tournament history to grind out a victory over Australia....
Didier Deschamps has told France they "must do better" after escaping a humiliating draw with Australia in a 2-1 World Cup opener decided by VAR and goalline technology....
Antoine Griezmann scored from the first VAR-assisted penalty awarded in the history of the World Cup as title hopefuls France battled to a 2-1 win over gutsy Australia in Kazan on Saturday....
The Video Assistant Referee system was used for the first time in World Cup history on Saturday, when France were awarded a penalty against Australia....
Lionel Messi's bid for World Cup redemption begins Saturday when he leads Argentina against an unfancied Iceland side intent on springing a surprise in their first appearance on football's biggest stage....
France coach Didier Deschamps called on his quality-packed side to "seize the day" when they face Australia looking for an opening win in the World Cup in Kazan on Saturday....
Australia coach Bert van Marwijk has challenged his players to have the "guts" to believe they can cause a massive World Cup shock by beating trophy contenders France in Kazan on Saturday....
France coach Didier Deschamps called on his quality-packed side to "seize the day" when they face Australia looking for an opening win in the World Cup in Kazan on Saturday....