FIFA World Cup 2022 points table, Group D standings after Matchday 3: France beats Australia to top group
FIFA World Cup 2022 points table: Defending champion France won its opening game of the Qatar WC to take home all three points.
Published : Nov 23, 2022 08:40 IST
France striker Olivier Giroud celebrates with Kylian Mbappe and Theo Hernandez after scoring his team’s fourth goal against Australia in a FIFA World Cup Group D match at Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar, on November 22, 2022. | Photo Credit: REUTERS
Olivier Giroud scored twice as the FIFA World Cup holder France came from behind to thump Australia 4-1 in their campaign opener in Qatar on Tuesday.
Veteran striker Giroud drew level with Thierry Henry’s all-time record of 51 goals for France while Adrien Rabiot and Kylian Mbappe also scored, after Australia took a surprise ninth-minute lead through Craig Goodwin.
With this win, France topped Group D, while Tunisia, which held Denmark to a goalless draw, is second on the table.
Group D standings:
| Position | Teams | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1 | France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |