Group D - R1 - France 4-1 Australia - Tuesday 22nd November, 2022

[Stan]

Kick-off 19.00 (GMT)

       VS      

Venue - Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah

[Azeem]

Australia is gonna draw it. 

[6666]

France's injury issues continue. Benzema now out for this game.

[Devil-Dick Willie]

Last time they played an inexplicablely stupid hand ball from Umtiti gave Australia a way back into the game. 

I hope this time its 1 way traffic. 4-0 France.

[Cicero]

France are better without Benzema regardless. 

[Michael]

6 hours ago, 6666 said:

France's injury issues continue. Benzema now out for this game.

Yeah, that's a blow for the French, he's been excellent in recent years. I hope that the French call up Moussa Diaby to replace Benzema. Diaby is absolutely world class when he is on form.

[Stan]

Benzema confirmed out for the whole tournament

 

[Gunnersaurus]

I wouldn't be surprised if Denmark topped this group as holders don't tend to do well. I think France will get out the group though. This means that England could play Denmark in the quarter final. If England were to beat them and get to the semis you'd have to give southgate some credit. Most wont though 

[Toinho]

A warm up for the world cup final! Will be getting up at 3 to watch this. Martin Boyle out of the WC for the Aussies is a blow due to his actual desire to make something happen, despite this I am still going for a very comfortable 2-0...loss.

[Stan]

1 hour ago, Toinho said:

A warm up for the world cup final! Will be getting up at 3 to watch this. Martin Boyle out of the WC for the Aussies is a blow due to his actual desire to make something happen, despite this I am still going for a very comfortable 2-0...loss.

Tilio in though which I'm happy about.

Good luck tonight! 

[Michael]

France have had so many injuries to some of their great players, but such is their strength in depth, I think they should still do well at the World Cup. But I just don't get why the hell Giroud is chosen up-front for them, when they have so many strikers that are better than him, even without the injured players(likes of Benzema, Nkunku etc.).

[DeadLinesman]

You don’t have to play Pep ball you stupid Aussie bastards. Fucks sake.

[6666]

2-1

Australia took the lead, France came back, BBC commentary team competing to see who can go further up Mbappe's ass.

[Rick]

That France kit is beautiful. 

[Machado]

They are giving 2 minutes extra time for every goal.

[Viva la FCB+]

Dont tell me Hernandez reinjured his knee.......

[6666]

12 minutes ago, Viva la FCB said:

Dont tell me Hernandez reinjured his knee.......

Yes he did.

[Toinho]

A promising start and then their quality started to show, plus an error. France much better than any other side I’ve seen so far this World Cup though. Interesting competition it’s going to be !

[Spike]

It’s a good thing that M’Brappe needs fifty shots a game 

[Spike]

Sadness but to be expected 

[Spike]

How cruel to have hope raised so high and the inevitable occurs. 
 

[Gunnersaurus]

France have already done better in the tournament after they won the world cup than the last time. They do look good. Looks like it will be an England v France quarter final 

[Viva la FCB+]

35 minutes ago, 6666 said:

Yes he did.

Poor guy just cant catch a break.

[6666]

Crazy that Giroud has done more for France than Benzema has.

[Toinho]

Even though I think France have been good, we are miles away from a competitive World Cup side. Been found out particularly in the full back positions but almost any defender isolated against Mbappe or Dembele would struggle.