France and England as statement makers as Olivier Giroud enters record books - fifa world cup 2022.
The World Cup was waiting to see if any team could match England's dismantling of Iran on the second day of the tournament. Reigning champions France have run them close at this early stage.

France had a shaky start by conceding early to Australia but the sign of champions is how you respond to setbacks. Kylian Mbappe and Olivier Giroud turned on the style as they ran out 4-1 winners, but the whole team performance was equally impressive.

Theo Hernandez showed great efficiency off the bench and was France's best attacker at times from left-back. Adrien Rabiot and Aurelien Tchouameni were an unstoppable pivot at times as they ran Australia ragged.It was far from a perfect performance from France, but neither was England's. In fact, there are very similar trends between the two teams so far in this tournament.
While England's depth off the bench was noted by their substitutes, it was the replacements France did not use - the likes of William Saliba, Raphael Varane and Eduardo Camavinga - which helps their case for back-to-back triumphs.England will face France in the quarter-final should both teams win their group and their last-16 encounter. It is already a possible blockbuster clash to bookmark for December 10.
Sam Blitz.ionel Messi is not done yet and it would be foolish to write off his Argentina. His country recovered from the shock of defeat to Cameroon back in 1990 to reach the World Cup final and, after the underwhelming afternoon fare between Mexico and Poland, there is a strong chance this group will still make it into the knockouts.

But the emphatic display from France, and Mbappe in particular, in the final match of the day was irresistible. Messi may be searching for one final triumph with Argentina but Mbappe is riding the rocket to the skies.

The flying forward gave his markers - and there were often two of them - a torrid time down that left flank.

A blur of brilliance, Mbappe fired off seven shots - the most by any player at this tournament so far - and sent in a game-high nine crosses, including the centre for Giroud's second. His clever flick had already helped Rabiot set up the target man for his first.

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