Mbappe stars as France recover from early setback to blow Australia away 

In the end, Les Bleus came through via a masterclass from Kylian Mbappe and two goals from Olivier Giroud that took him level with Thierry Henry's record of 51 goals for France.

GOLDEN BOY: France's Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring against Australia. Pic: AP Photo/Christophe Ena

FRANCE 4 (Rabiot 27, Giroud 32, 71, Mbappe 68) AUSTRALIA 1 (Goodwin 9) 

For a few minutes, those in the Al Janoub Stadium thought they were about to see the second big upset of the day and of this World Cup, when Craig Goodwin gave Australia a shock lead over the reigning world champions.