In the midfield, Griezmann, Dembele and Mbappe made moves that reached the Australian box, but the Aussies held on for 20 minutes without conceding a goal. But in the 27th minute, Rabiot headed in the goal that France was waiting for after attacking one after the other for the equalizing goal.
Doha: France bucked the recent practice of losing the defending champions in the World Cup. Despite giving up the lead against Australia, France fought back and started the fight to retain the World Cup with a huge victory. France won by four goals to one. Olivier Giroud scored twice while Rabiot and Mbappe completed France's goal list. It was Goodwin who netted the French for the Aussies.
The Aussies took the lead unexpectedly in the game that started with the French advance. In the ninth minute, Goodwin took the lead after catching a long ball from Souter from the back line, running past Hernandez and finishing clinically with a beautiful cross from Leckie from the right wing. This was the fastest goal in the Qatar World Cup. Lionel Messi's goal in the 10th minute against Saudi Arabia in today's first match was the fastest goal in the World Cup so far. Fran woke up to the goal and tested the Aussie defense with quick attacks.
In the midfield, Griezmann, Dembele and Mbappe made moves that reached the Australian box, but the Aussies held on for 20 minutes without conceding a goal. But in the 27th minute, Rabiot headed in the goal that France was waiting for after attacking one after the other for the equalizing goal. Hernandez opened the way to the goal by lifting the ball from the corner and hitting it again into the box. France took a breather when Rabiot's beautiful header from Hernandez's cross into the box rattled the Aussie net.
Right after that, Rabiot opened the way for France's second goal from a beautiful back hill pass by Kylian Mbappe. Olivier Giroud had the task of hitting the ball into the empty post after Rabiot caught Mbappe's unexpected back heel pass inside the box. France lead 2-1 with Giroud's flawless finish.
In the 36th minute, Giroud had an open chance but missed the target. In the 39th minute, Dembele was unable to convert the open chance he received from Mbappe's pass. In the 42nd minute, Griezmann's shot from Mbappe's back heel pass rolled past the Aussie post. Mbappe also missed a golden opportunity from Griezmann's diagonal cross just before the end of the first half. In a counter-attack, Australia's Irwin's header hit France's post and it was a blessing for the world champions.
The second half saw continued attacks by France. Giroud's bicycle kick went out without touching the post. After Griezmann's goal-scoring shot was saved by Aussie defender Behich with a goal-line save in the 68th minute, Kylian Mbappe also scored in the Aussie goal. Mbappe's header was finished by Mbappe's cross from just outside the box. Giroud's second goal was assisted by Mbappe. Giroud scored his second goal with a header from Mbappe's cross that sent the Aussie defense running. With this, Giroud also joined the record of Thierry Henry (51 goals) as the player who scored the most goals for France.
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