France beat Australia 4-1 in the first leg of the World Cup in Qatar. The Tricolors take first place in Group 4 and set the stage for a playoff run.

Arnold’s team took the lead early in the match, but the trophy holders fell short of half time. France showed that, despite numerous absences, it is among the favorites of the Qatari tournament.

Typical guests surprised the world champions by opening the scoring in the 9th minute. Australia countered well and Lecky passed to Goodwin who beat Joris.

The Arnold players closed the space well at the beginning of the match. The Australians were close to a second goal in the 22nd minute against Duke.

France equalized in the 27th minute with a header from Rabiot. The trophy holders landed two minutes later via Giroud.

The AC Milan striker finally found his target in the 32nd minute, scoring his 50th goal for France. The scoring stage began with an interception by Mbappe.

The “tricolors” did not stop there. In the 40th minute they had another good chance with Dembele, and in the 45th minute they missed an incredible opportunity when Mbappe fell out of touch after Griezmann’s move. In stoppage time in the first half, Australia scored a goal against Irvine.

In the 50th minute, Giroud reversed the scissors but missed. In the 64th minute, the world champions again threatened Konata. The French team dominated the pitch and made it 3-1 in the 68th minute thanks to Mbappe.

Two minutes later, the Paris Saint-Germain superstar did a great individual job to get Giroud to score Deschamps’ team’s fourth goal. It was the versatile striker’s 51st goal, overtaking Thierry Henry as France’s top scorer.

Didier Deschamps’ team did not let go of the gas pedal. The French were constantly threatening and could have scored more.

France (Deschamps): Joris, L. Hernandez (T. Hernandez, 13), Upamecano, Conate, Pavard (Conte, 89), Tsuameni (Fofana, 77), Rabiot, Griezmann, Mbappe, Dembele (Coman, 77), Giroud (Turam, 89) .

Australia (Arnold): Ryan, Atkinson (Degenek, 85), Behic, Shooter, Rawls, Moey, McGree (Mabil, 73), Irwin (Beckus, 85), Goodwin (Quall, 73), Lecky, Duke (Cummings, 56).