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France as we all know are something of a conundrum at World Cups. They've won it before, they've had in-house squabbles before and they arrive here with real hope.

They've been mean in getting here. Didier Deschamps' side only allowed their opponents 15 shots on target in reaching Russia - a joint record in European qualifiers alongside Spain.

Throw in two energetic midfielders in Paul Pogba and N'Golo Kante, and of course a stellar front three, and you have some side.

They will surely make an impact. Only six times in 14 World Cup appearances have France got out of their group. Surely this is number seven.

Phil Neville
Former England & Man Utd defender on BBC One

Sometime when you play the best team first, may they are not at their best, they've not been that great in their warm-up games.

It's a game where Australia can dig in, show spirit and catch them by surprise. That will be the outlook - survive the game, don't concede too many and move on.

Jim: I resigned after I couldn't get time off. This England team need to factor that in when entering the field of play.

We have a winner. Jim, you hero.

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It kind of shows Australia's growth in the game that they made one World Cup from 1934 to 2002 and have now qualified for four in a row.

They have only lost one of their last nine matches before today, so they clearly have some resistance about them.

They've hammered Czech Republic in a recent friendly too, with a 4-1 scoreline perhaps showing they know where the net is, even if their teamsheet doesn't scream the name of a top, top striker at you.

Kevin: Wife's away on hen do leaving me with a one-year-old and Three-year-old. Driving to a different town to dump them at grandparents.

Ruthless Kevin but in my view, perfectly fair game.

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The colours of the World Cup are shining through.

As Australia warm up in striking green...

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Fans sing with all their soul...

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There's even time for love before the ball starts to roll...

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Paul: Telling the sisters' kids if they watch the four games they get a box of Choc Ices each. Driving hard bargains.

Yes Paul! Yes!

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France manager Didier Deschamps has ditched the conventional 4-4-2 formation that served him so well in qualification instead deploying a fluid 4-3-3 that could yet even turn into a diamond. The big news is the big three. How will Australia contain Ousmane Dembele, Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe? Would anyone really want to swap places with any of the Australia defenders for this?

France XI:Lloris, Pavard, Varane, Umtiti, Hernandez, Tolisso, Pogba, Kante, Mbappe, Griezmann, Dembele

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Socceroos boss Bert van Marwijk led the Netherlands to the 2010 final against Spain but it's probably accurate to say he doesn't quite have the same array of talent at his disposal for this tournament.

There's a distinctly British flavour to his line-up, with Brighton's Mat Ryan, starting in goal, Aston Villa's Mile Jedinak accompanying Huddersfield's Aaron Mooy in midfield and Celtic's Tom Rogic just in advance of that pair.

Australia XI:Ryan, Risdon, Milligan, Sainsbury, Behich. Jedinak, Mooy, Leckie, Rogic, Kruse, Nabbout

Some of the Portuguese papers are finding their way to us and I thought I'd share this headline with you. 'Monstro', which as you'll guess, translates to Monster.

If you were out on the town last night and haven't caught up, click here for highlights of a truly monstrous Cristiano Ronaldo display.

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So you guys have four games to digest today. What I want you to tell me is, what kind of World Cup sacrifices are you making in order to watch games? Have you had to strike deals with a partner? Swap shifts? Dump the kids with in laws? Get up extra early to fit things in?

Send your tales to #bbcfootball,

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This is a sporting Saturday alright but my word, I've just been informed that at 11am, Australia's football, cricket and rugby teams are all in action at the same time.

That's a dream day out in an Aussie pub is it not? If you're in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne or watching on a TV powered by dust in the outback, hit me up on #bbcfootball.

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I'll have full teams for you shortly. This guy is on the bench, even though he's scored 45% of all the goals Australia have ever managed at a World Cup. And as you can see, he can spin a ball on his finger without even looking at it. He's like E.T...

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Mark Lawrenson
Former Liverpool and Republic of Ireland defender

I am at this game and am looking forward to it - Australia might not see much of the ball but they will be well organised, and will work hard and mix it physically too, or as much as they can do.

If you go through the France side, you would think they will win comfortably. I don't think it will be that easy, but they have got enough match-winners in their team for someone to make the difference when it matters once Australia start to tire.

Lawro predicts: France 2 Australia 0

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Here's what Kylian Mbappe had to say about playing in a front three with Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele: "We are three players who appreciate each other.

"We put our egos on the side. There are not a lot of teams who have a better attacking line-up than us.

"We can bring some carefreeness, some joie de vivre in a competition where pressure is always weighing on the squad."

I'd appreciate playing with them too Kylian.

France start with a front three of Kylian Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann and Ousmane Dembele. We know Mbappe is worth £166m and Dembele £135m. Let's assume Griezmann is worth something similar and we have a front three worth around half a billion on show.

This should be good.

Nice stuff from Mr Cahill. This clearly means the world and more.

He starts on the bench.

No team in history has played as many qualifiers in one World Cup campaign as Australia.

And if you've battled that hard to get here, why start wilting now?

Their team has been announced and Mile Jedinak plays, as does Huddersfield's Aaron Mooy and Celtic's Tom Rogic. There had been question marks over Aston Villa's Jedinak but he gets the nod.

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So let's firstly mark your card before we delve into the culture of France, the sun of Australia, the gulf in their footballing expectations and if we get time, we can even add up the value of the France team with the likes of Paul Pogba, Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele all strutting their stuff.

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You have the kind of feast a French diplomat digs into on the banks of the Seine.

The two Group C games will be live on BBC One, while all four will be broadcast on BBC Radio 5 live.

So without any further delay, I've got my inflatable kangaroo and beret at the ready. Let's crack on...

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Following a sublime evening with not one, two, three but four fixtures surely gives us a chance to build momentum. Ronaldo and the lads got us going, Griezmann, Messi and co. are going to kick us on.

Group C and Group D are set to run free, you'll even get to see that Nigeria kit everyone is banging on about.