France 2–1 Australia: 2018 World Cup match
2–1Full time
Match in one glance
FranceAustraliaGoalCard
France
Australia
0′HT90′FT120′
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Team comparison
FranceAustralia
57.6%Possession sequences42.4%
12Shots5
4On target2
1.56Expected goals (xG)0.98
549Passes444
81.1%Pass accuracy77.0%
12Corners3
17Fouls20
Leading shot threats
Ranked by xG- 1
Antoine GriezmannFrance · 1 goals1.34xG - 2MJMile JedinakAustralia · 1 goals0.78xG
- 3MLMathew LeckieAustralia · 0 goals0.14xG
- 4LHLucas Hernández PiFrance · 0 goals0.12xG
- 5PPPaul PogbaFrance · 0 goals0.05xG
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 2018
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group C
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2018-06-16
- Venue
- Ak Bars Arena, Kazan
- Result
- 2–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
France / AustraliaFrance
Antoine Griezmann (penalty)58′
Aziz Behich (own goal)81′
Australia
Mile Jedinak (penalty)62′
Complete match timeline
FranceAustraliaGoalCardSubstitution
France
Australia
0′HT90′FT120′
Chance creation
xG per five minutes · larger peaks = better chancesFirst half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Event feed
12 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 0No goals in this period
Second half
45′–90′2 – 1A. Griezmann 58′ · M. Jedinak 62′ · A. Behich 81′
Extra time
90′–120′0 – 0No goals in this period
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
France
4-3-3
1Hugo LlorisBP
2Benjamin Pavard
4Raphaël VaraneSU
5Samuel UmtitiLH
21Lucas HernandezNK
13N'Golo KantéCT
12Corentin TolissoPP
6Paul PogbaListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 9
Olivier Giroud70′ - 14BMBlaise Matuidi78′
- 18NFNabil Fekir70′
Match contributions
- Antoine Griezmann⚽ 1
- Corentin Tolisso▰ 76′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1Hugo LlorisGoalkeeper
- 2BPBenjamin PavardRight-back
- 4Raphaël VaraneCentre-back
- 5SUSamuel UmtitiCentre-back
- 6PPPaul PogbaCentral midfielder
- 7Antoine GriezmannLF
- 10
Kylian MbappéCentre-forward - 11
Ousmane DembéléRF - 12CTCorentin TolissoCentral midfielder
- 13NKN'Golo KantéCentral midfielder
- 21LHLucas HernandezLeft-back
Australia
4-5-1JR
19Josh RisdonTS
20Trent SainsburyMM
5Mark MilliganAB
16Aziz BehichML
7Mathew LeckieMJ
15Mile JedinakAM
13Aaron MooyRK
10Robbie KruseTR
23Tom RogicAN
11Andrew NabboutListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 9TJTomi Juric64′
- 17DADaniel Arzani84′
- 22
Jackson Irvine72′
Match contributions
- Mathew Leckie▰ 13′
- Mile Jedinak⚽ 1
- Aziz Behich▰ 87′
- Josh Risdon▰ 57′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1
Mathew RyanGoalkeeper - 5MMMark MilliganCentre-back
- 7MLMathew LeckieRight winger
- 10RKRobbie KruseLeft winger
- 11ANAndrew NabboutCentre-forward
- 13AMAaron MooyCentral midfielder
- 15MJMile JedinakCentral midfielder
- 16ABAziz BehichLeft-back
- 19JRJosh RisdonRight-back
- 20TSTrent SainsburyCentre-back
- 23TRTom RogicAttacking midfielder
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Passing network
France
Australia
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
France
13%6%9%25%13%16%5%7%5%
Australia
6%3%6%20%12%11%16%19%7%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Match officials
RefereeAndrés Cunha
Team comparison
FranceAustralia
57.6%Possession sequences42.4%
12Shots5
4On target2
1.56Expected goals (xG)0.98
549Passes444
81.1%Pass accuracy77.0%
12Corners3
17Fouls20
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Shot quality
1.56France0.98Australia
1.56Total xG0.98
0.78Non-penalty xG0.20
0.13xG per shot0.20
4Shots on target2
Where the shots came from
Bubble size is the chance's expected-goals value. Filled bubbles are goals.
France1 goal · 12 shots · 1.56 xG
Australia1 goal · 5 shots · 0.98 xG
Passing network
France
Australia
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
France
13%6%9%25%13%16%5%7%5%
Australia
6%3%6%20%12%11%16%19%7%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Attacking
1Goals1
12Shots5
4On target2
25Dribble attempts5
Passing
549Pass attempts444
445Completed passes342
81.1%Pass accuracy77.0%
12Corners3
Defending
22Duels39
7Interceptions15
136Pressures113
17Fouls20
Leading performers
Recorded match actionsAntoine GriezmannFrance1Goals0Assists1.34xG
MJ
Mile JedinakAustralia1Goals0Assists0.78xG
ML
Mathew LeckieAustralia0Goals0Assists0.14xG
LH
Lucas HernandezFrance0Goals0Assists0.12xG
PP
Paul PogbaFrance0Goals0Assists0.05xG
France
4-3-3| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine GriezmannStarter | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.34 |
LH Lucas HernandezStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.12 |
PP Paul PogbaStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.05 |
BP Benjamin PavardStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 |
| Kylian MbappéStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.01 |
NF Nabil FekirSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.01 |
SU Samuel UmtitiStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.01 |
| Raphaël VaraneStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
CT Corentin TolissoStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
NK N'Golo KantéStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ousmane DembéléStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Australia
4-5-1| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MJ Mile JedinakStarter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.78 |
ML Mathew LeckieStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.14 |
JR Josh RisdonStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 |
AB Aziz BehichStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.01 |
MM Mark MilliganStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
AM Aaron MooyStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
TS Trent SainsburyStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mathew RyanStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
DA Daniel ArzaniSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Performance is shown through recorded statistics. This data source does not provide a player rating or a player-of-the-match award.
Decisive moments
3 eventsPath through 2018
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group C
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2018-06-16
- Venue
- Ak Bars Arena, Kazan
- Result
- 2–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
France / AustraliaFrance
Antoine Griezmann (penalty)58′
Aziz Behich (own goal)81′
Australia
Mile Jedinak (penalty)62′
Data by
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Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Lineups, expected goals and shot locations on this page come from StatsBomb event data.