Qatar World Cup group stage D match in the first round, defending champion France scored 4 goals in a row after conceding 1 goal first, and finally defeated Australia 4-1 and ushered in a good start. This is the first defending champion to win the first World Cup since Brazil in 2006, and France also set a record for the defending champion's biggest victory in the first game.
defending champion France ushered in the first match of the World Cup in Qatar. Their opponent Australia seized the opportunity to score a goal in just 9 minutes of the opening game. Seeing that the French team was about to fall into the curse of defending champions, Rabiot's goal brought the game back to the starting line. Then veteran Giroud scored and overtook the score. The French team took the initiative of the game back to its own hands before the end of the half. In the second half, the French team's new and old scorers made a joint effort. Mbappe scored and expanded his lead and assisted Giroud to score another goal. In the end, France ushered in a good start to the World Cup with a score of 4-1.
defending champion won the first game, which has only appeared three times in the past 12 World Cups. The winning defending champions were Germany in the 1994 World Cup and Brazil in the 1998 World Cup and 2006 World Cup respectively.
France's victory today is not only the first time since the Brazilian team in 2006, the defending champion won the first World Cup in 16 years, but the French team also set a record for the defending champion's biggest victory in the first game. After successfully getting
, France, as the only team to win in the first round of Group D, currently ranks first in the group with 3 points, taking a solid step towards the direction of qualifying in the group. However, it is worth mentioning that the last three World Cup champions (2006 World Cup champion Italy, 2010 World Cup champion Spain and 2014 World Cup champion Germany) all fell in the group stage when they embarked on the journey to defend their title. The last time the French team participated in the 2002 World Cup as the defending champion, not only did they stop in the group stage, but also failed to score a goal in the group stage. At present, they have at least broken the curse of not scoring in the group stage in this World Cup. Whether they can continue to break the curse attached to the defending champion depends on France's next performance.
