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We pick five tactical areas key to the outcome, including Gareth Southgate’s choice of shape and France’s defensive weak spots

Gareth Southgate, then 11, was engrossed as Robson scored after 27 seconds in the 1982 World Cup and his treasured memories linger

Defending champion France has not won its three World Cup group-stage matches since winning its first title in 1998. Tunisia hasn't even won three matches in its World Cup history, but must beat France on Wednesday to have any chance of advancing to the round of 16 in Qatar. And…

The Socceroos' unshakeable focus on belief ahead of their match-up with defending World Cup champions France looked to have worked for a glorious quarter-hour — then reality intervened, writes Samantha Lewis.

France have lost top players before this World Cup but they still have their razor-sharp centre-forward to score and set up goals

An early goal gives the Socceroos hope of an upset, but the superstars turn up for Les Bleus in their Qatar World Cup opener, leaving Australia with a mountain to climb to get out of Group D.

So much for the instant revolution. Barcelona is quite obviously playing far better football this season than it was last, but after taking such a financial gamble in the summer—after mortgaging the future of the club—it expects far better than a second successive Champions League exit in the group ...

Robert Lewandowski rescued Barcelona in stoppage time to make it 3-3 against Inter, but their Champions League hopes are now out of their hands

Given what Barcelona mortgaged to field its current team, a failure to get out of its Champions League group would be catastrophic.