France vs. Australia: 2022 World Cup live stream, TV channel, how to watch online, pick, start time, odds

The reigning World Cup champs open up against the underrated Aussies

By Roger Gonzalez

Nov 21, 2022 at 10:01 pm ET • 1 min read

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Reigning champions France face Australia on Tuesday in World Cup action as the two sides battle in Group D. Joined by Denmark and Tunisia, the French are the favorites to win the group while the Aussies hope to be competitive and pull off the shocker in the opener. Les Bleus won the 2018 World Cup with an impressive run, though this time around they're struggling with a rash of injuries as Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kante, Paul Pogba, and Christopher Nkunku are all inured leaving Kylian Mbappe to carry the attack.

Here are our storylines, how you can watch the match and more:

How to watch and odds

Date: Tuesday, Nov. 22 | Time: 2 p.m. ET
Location: Al Janoub Stadium -- Al Wakrah, Qatar
TV: Fox and Telemundo | Live stream: fuboTV (Try for free)
Odds: France -470; Draw +49; Australia +1400 (via Caesars Sportsbook)

Storylines

France: After the disappointment of Euro 2020, can France rebound here as they look to repeat as champions? There is no doubt that the squad is talented, despite losing Benzema jand the rest. Kylian Mbappe might be the best player in the tournament, but it will all be about how quickly this new generation can gel. In their last six games in the Nations League leading up to the Qatar, they only won one and failed to score multiple goals in five of the six.

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Australia: Huge underdogs here, and gone are the days of Harry Kewell, Tim Cahill and others. Matt Ryan is in goal, Aaron Mooy leads the midfield, but this team is sure lacking a bunch of excitement from the outside. But don't tell them that -- because they believe they can contend after bouncing Peru in the intercontinental playoff. But who is going to be the guy in attack? Matthew Leckie leads the way with 13 career goals, while young 18-year-old attacker Garang Kuol is one to watch.