The defending World Cup winners, France, will begin their campaign against Australia in Group D. France is expected to suffer a severe injury setback in their opening match of the 2022 World Cup.
Paul Pogba and N'Golo Kante were among the players who were already expected to miss the contest this season before France traveled to Qatar.
Karim Benzema pulled up in training with a thigh injury and was recently added to the list of injured players. He is now out of the World Cup.
Raphael Varane, who suffered an injury playing for Manchester United a few weeks ago, is healthy and in the squad, but he should be able to participate in the groups at some point.
As a result, the France team almost selects itself. Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann has been in excellent form this year, and Kylian Mbappe will probably start alongside him. A sizable portion of the winning side from the 2018 World Cup will also be present.
Additionally, France enters this match after disappointing campaigns in the Nations League and Euro 2020. The team breezed through the group stages of the Euros before losing on penalties in the round of 16 against Switzerland after conceding in the last seconds.
Then, as they tried to defend their title, the world champions, France, won just one game in their Nations League League A Group 1 configuration.
The two-time World Cup champions had just one win, three losses, and a draw in the Nations League in 2022, after additional losses to Croatia and two to Denmark.
France continues to be one of the favorites to win this tournament, along with Brazil, despite concerns on the injury front and the team's poor performance since winning the World Cup. In Group D, they ought to have an easy time of things against Australia.
Australia, which had a difficult journey to the World Cup, defeated Peru in the World Cup qualifying playoff final back in June to earn a spot in the tournament.
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