France 2-0 Australia: What’s your prediction?
France start their 2018 World Cup campaign in Russia against Australia. Didier Deschamps needs to reshuffle his attacking line in the absence of Karim Benzema. Olivier Giroud, Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann are likely to start.
France have appeared in 15 World Cups, including the last six. They won their first title in 1998. France qualified top of Group D with five wins and three draws. Australia finished third in their group in the third round of Asian qualifying. The Socceroos beat the United Arab Emirates 2-1 to qualify for an intercontinental playoff against Peru. After a 0-0 draw, the Socceros punched their ticket to Qatar 5-4 on penalties.
