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Four years ago in Russia, Olivier Giroud was an integral part of France’s World Cup success, despite being a centre-forward who did not score.

Olivier Giroud’s double in the 4-1 win over Australia cemented his France legacy, one guided by the faith and nous of manager Didier Deschamps

Current champions France started their World Cup campaign in fine style with their 4-1 victory over Australia, capped by a brace from Olivier Giroud, who matched Thierry Henry's 51-goal record for Les Bleus. Read FRANCE 24's liveblog below to see how the match unfolded.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been talk of the town in recent weeks as an exit from Manchester United looks increasingly likely but it remains unclear where he could end up next

France skipper Hugo Lloris urged his teammates to embrace the pressure of starting their World Cup campaign on Tuesday as defending champions and shrug off the absence of key players.

What’s in store for Argentina vs Saudi Arabia, Denmark vs Tunisia, Mexico vs Poland, and France vs Australia in Qatar.

France begin their 2022 World Cup campaign against Australia on Tuesday evening but will be without their talismanic striker Karim Benzema, who withdrew on Saturday

France are overwhelming favourites in their opening clash against relative minnows Australia, especially given the presence of the mighty Kylian Mbappé. But Les Bleus fans can be forgiven a few jitters – as a range of injuries afflicts the squad and the curse of World Cup title-holders looms large.

Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate is set for the biggest landmark of his career to date as he is expected to start France's World Cup clash with Australia

The PSG forward leads a weaker Les Bleus side than the one that lifted the trophy four years ago

Neither of Les Bleus’ two World Cup triumphs contained a goal from their main striker at the time