France vs Australia 2-1 Highlights & Goals - Group Stage | World Cup 2018

At Deschamps' disposal, and they begin in the city of Kazan, a spectacular stadium that is only five years old. A spectacular stadium that is only five years. Sunshine is out. Ballet lead the search for goals. Griezmann, of course, the top scorer in Euro20. French television for the last 48 hours. Andrew Nabu winning only his fifth cap, less than two years after leaving the club. It is Australia to get us underway. First warning for Australia. First save for Matt Ryan. Great ball. A lot of the Australian friends and family, we were talking to his uncle. Mbappe. Griezmann. Slight deflection. Held safely by Ryan. Here for France. Balerking as well. Whipped in from Mbappe. Nabu up front as well, I mean, didn't keep kicking it long. Whipped in from Moy. Long from Varane. Little touch from Griezmann and Mbappe trying to get on. Mbappe's away again. Rizdan was today. Cushion header from Griezmann. Hernandez caught. And Leckie is going to be the first recipient of a yellow card. And ballet with the corner. Hernandez in ahead of Rizdan. Won appearance four years ago. Having injured his hamstring again. Maurice needed to make the save. And it mattered. It's a good save as well. You know, I don't think Maurice sees it till very late. Too strong for Griezmann. Last loaner of course. Good skill. He's been recalled out of the wilderness. Two years out of the squad. They stay onside. And ballet went alone. Griezmann dispossessed. What a poor ball to play to him as well. Better ball. Sainsbury, Laura, the central half, has just married the new. Couraging. Very good tackle. Over the top towards Griezmann. Mbappé. Now with Griezmann. In place at the right time. Yeah, absolutely. Pavard just keeps controlling it. A little sloppy though. Uh-oh. And that's good work from Moy. In towards Griezmann. It's come to Mbappé. Referee's whistle has gone though. It was a foul, wasn't it? Foul. Lucas Hernandez of Atletico Madrid mopping up. And then being fouled. Unceremoniously. You knew that was coming. But he was completely on his own. They've been excellent in the first half. Absolutely excellent. They deserve a nil. You only touch a few goals against them as well. The minutes will tell us. French urgency if there is any. Another one twice. At a World Cup. Atletico Madrid as opposed to a three. That's probably how you get the best out of him. Pavard the favourite. Calmly back to Lloris. Hernandez with the back. Crossing opportunity. Almost felt in a boot. By Varane. And a foul on Dembele. Right on the spot. Penalty. He's given it. Penalty to France. After a VAR review. Penalty. After the intervention of VAR. Australia. Who'd done so well to that point. Are now behind. That's a really well taken penalty. It was enticing. All the way through. Australia think it's a hand. It's a penalty. Against Hugo Lloris. 1-1. In Australia in two World Cup finals. He's now scored from the spot in both as well. Think about it. Kante. Proper game. Payet wants it back. And he's got a crossing opportunity here. Not allowed. Not one of those two central. Onside Dembele. For France. And this is a bit cool. Lloris. Jackson Erving himself. Terrific. Comes in towards Giroud. 19 degrees. Yeah. Oh, that was. Equal to say the least. And Tolisso. Lackey's energy again. From Lackey. Couldn't quite find. Taken a short one. Rizdan's cross. By Tolisso. From Pavard. France are in need of one of their big names. Giroud. Pogba went for the return. Leeds. An Australian player actually. That's the question we need answered. Matuidi's cross. Blocked by Moy and taken by Ryan. Can't get out their own half. 2016. Certainly got an experience from this opener. And gathered in with the corner. Flicked on by Pogba. Ryan's punch. And there's on the. And it's straight to Fakir. Erving. Fakir's won it back. From Payet who in turn. Committed the foul according to the referee. And he will receive the yellow card. Here he comes. Straight at the. Mbappé to Fakir. Ryan Despy trying to get back in his goal. And France have taken too long. There was an opportunity to really seal it there. Cleared by Rizdan. He's taking his time. We've had two and a half of the five added minutes. In the last five opening World Cup games. It's a winning start. For France. Not sparkling. At times not convincing. But relief for Didier Deschamps and his men. Three points on the board. Before those games against Peru and Denmark. Australia. Left to wonder. What might have been. Just to add. Into the mix. A VAR. Ingredient. As well. Australia. With that penalty. Got back on level terms. But ultimately that effort from Paul Pogba. That did cross the line.