France vs Australia LIVE: World Cup 2022 latest score and updates after Kylian Mbappe and Olivier Giroud goals

“Few expected that the first four-game day of this World Cup would end with Saudi Arabia sitting prettiest in Group C but that is the upshot after one of the most famous upsets in the tournament’s history and, to follow up, this far more forgettable stalemate. A goalless draw between Mexico and Poland had little of the drama witnessed in Lusail earlier on Tuesday, but it would not quite be a World Cup without at least one moment of Guillermo Ochoa heroics.

“The Mexico goalkeeper stole the show, as he usually does, spectacularly denying Robert Lewandowski from the penalty spot at the start of the second half. Ochoa added to the catalogue of memorable saves that he has accumulated since debuting at this tournament eight years ago, while adding Poland to Brazil and Germany on the list of opponents that he has frustrated on this grandest of stages.”

Here’s Mark Critchley in Qatar with our Mexico vs Poland match report:

So, France are out to avoid the recent curse of defending World Cup champions exiting in the group stage.

Here’s Richard Jolly, in Qatar, on that interesting trend:

Again, here’s how Group D’s other fixture played out at the Qatar World Cup today:

One more game to come at the Qatar World Cup today: France vs Australia in Group D, where Denmark drew 0-0 with Tunisia earlier.

You can read our Denmark vs Tunisia report here and follow live updates from France vs Australia at the link below:

Here are our player ratings from this game!

Group C

1. Saudi Arabia; 3 points, goal difference +1

2. Mexico; 1 point, GD 0

3. Poland; 1 point, GD 0

4. Argentina; 0 points, GD -1

This result means Saudi Arabia are atop Group C after the first round of fixtures!

Their shock 2-1 win over Argentina earlier today has them on 3 points and Lionel Messi’s team on zero, while Mexico and Poland are on one point apiece.

Full-time: It ends goalless in Group C!

90+6 mins: A really deft move out from the back for Poland ends with a wild shot, when there were better options on.

90+5 mins: A clever pass is stabbed through Mexico’s backline and to Kaminski.

He makes a decent connection with his left-footed shot inside the Mexico box, but Ochoa catches the rising effort.