France vs. Australia: Top Storylines, Odds, Live Stream for World Cup 2022

France is defending its World Cup title at the 2022 FIFA World cup. Les Bleus are playing against Australia in their opening match. France also plays Denmark and Tunisia in the same group. Australia has played at each of the last four World Cups, but it has only made it out of its group once.

France is playing without N'Golo Kante, Paul Pogba, Presnal Kimpembe, Christopher Nkunku and Karim Benzema. Kylian Mbappé is still on the roster. France needs to win against Australia to avoid defeat to Denmark. France lost two of its last three games in the UEFA Nations League before the World Cup. It lost one of those games against Denmark, which is a concern for Les Bleus.

Australia has been consistent in getting to the World Cup and losing in the group stage. They have five losses in their last six matches at the tournament. Australia lost by one goal in its opener against France four years ago. Mathew Leckie has 13 goals in 73 appearances for Australia. He and Mile Jedinak are the only Australian players to score at last two World Cups. They play France and Tunisia in Group A.