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Australia kicks off their World Cup campaign up against the defending champions, France. Both teams are injury riddled, that means there is some value out there for the punters ahead of tomorrow morning's game. FRANCE: $1.29 DRAW: $5.40 AUSTRALIA: $13 WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT France are the defending Champions. Australia's last win at the World Cup…

France will hope the disappointment of losing Karim Benzema for the 2022 World Cup will not derail their campaign ahead of their opening game against Australia. Didier Deschamps' plans have been unsettled by the late withdrawal of the Ballon d'Or holder but Les Bleus should have enough power to make it far without the striker. The reigning World…

The undisputed World Cup champion French national team will kick off their title defense with a battle against Australia. It's time for our World Cup odds series with a France-Australia prediction and pick. The French national team will kick off their title defense, hoping to become the third team to win back-to-back World Cup titles. However, they…

Four years removed from their second World Cup title, the French national team lands in Doha looking to defend its crown. They'll have a bit of deja-vu as the group they headline is eerily familiar to the one they won in Russia. Didier Deschamps' squad will take on Denmark and Australia again, with Tunisia replacing Peru this time to round out…

The 2022 World Cup squads are close to being confirmed and we are collating all of them as they are made official. From surprise call-ups to the agony of injury, there has been so much news swirling around which 26 players from each country will be named in their national team squad for the World Cup in Qatar. National team managers have some huge…

This is the fifth World Cup in a row Australia have qualified for, however, they haven't made it beyond the Group Stage in any of their previous three attempts. Their best effort to date was reaching the Round of 16 in 2006 where they were knocked out by a late penalty courtesy of eventual winners Italy. Recent efforts at the event have been…

Australia became the first team to collectively criticise Qatar's human rights records in late October, as they released a video which featured 16 players calling for "effective remedy" for migrant workers and the decriminalisation of same-sex relationships. Football Australia released and accompanying statement, which called for reforms in the…

Australia did not exactly cruise through'Asian' qualifying for this World Cup, finishing third in their group behind the two automatic qualifiers Saudi Arabia and Japan, and only just edging out fourth-placed Oman to reach a play-off. There, they narrowly saw off the United Arab Emirates to book a spot in the inter-continental play-offs with Peru,…