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France 4-1 Australia

“Didier Deschamps revealed as much ahead of the World Cup: France would be leaving their back-three experiment behind.

“He was a little snappy in the pre-tournament press conference, reluctant to elaborate on why it had failed or indeed why it had lasted so long. Indeed, leaving the idea behind was not a straightforward decision.

“Something resembling 3-4-1-2 had been France’s predominant formation throughout 2022, which created the enticing possibility of Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema paired up front, but it had brought mixed results: a couple of friendly wins over Ivory Coast and South Africa before a woeful Nations League campaign in which they won only one of their six group games against Croatia, Austria and Denmark.

“In contrast, a back four had brought the World Cup trophy home from Russia four years ago.”

Here’s Lawrence Ostlere with a tactical breakdown of France’s winning performance against Australia: