France came back from a goal down to beat Australia 4-1 in their opening World Cup Group D match
Lucas Hernandez was on the ground, writhing in pain with a stretcher on its way. Hugo Lloris could at least get back up but was enduring another sort of agony entirely, having dived too low when the ball was headed for the net’s roof.
That the scoreline did not blow out further was partly through their own profligacy – France had 23 shots to Australia’s four – and partly Australia’s tenacity in the face of this exorbitantly talented team. The gulf in class is undeniably vast – even when, at one brief point in the second half, the Socceroos had 12 players on the pitch. Even without the injured Paul Pogba, N’Golo Kanté and Karim Benzema et al, the depth is frightening.
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