The Asian champion loses, the African champion loses, the American champion loses, but what about the world champion?

When Goodwin sent the ball into Lori's hands in the first eight minutes, it seemed that the second match day, which had been unexciting, would witness the fall of another title favourite. However, France was no Argentina, and the defending champions turned the tables with four straight goals, refusing to be the next domino. After suffering from continuous downsizing and passive adjustment, the French team, which returned to the classic tactics of four years ago, was not silent in adversity. Deschamps's team is still the same team with a strong, confident atmosphere of winners.

Refuse to relive the past

In the 2002 World Cup, Argentina and France were considered the first two favourites to win the tournament, and then they went home in groups.

Twenty years later, a similar scene seems to be reappearing - Argentina lost first to respect, and when Goodwin opened 8 minutes, the second fastest goal in the history of the French World Cup, a huge shadow over the heart of the defending champion. After all, and 20 years ago Zidane warm-up injury, they also lost the core Benzema, Pogba before the game. However, Deschamps' team later explained that "never underestimate the heart of a champion".

Since coming to the Middle East, the reduction has almost become the main theme of the French team, first Jin Pengbei because of injury did not take the initiative to retire, then Kamavinga accidentally injured Nkunku in training, and until Benzema running are pulled thigh muscles, the bad luck of the defending champion almost came to the extreme. Lucas Hernandez played only 12 minutes and could not last. Deschamps confirmed after the game that Bayern's left gate injury was "beyond imagination".

Many negative attacks, coupled with the defending champion bottom out of the curse has been a number of consecutive times, if the French team was struck down by bad luck, it seems to be completely within the scope of forgiveness. But Deschamps' team refused to be a talking point. Led by the first equaliser Rabio, Deschamps, who has been worrying about the offensive combination this year, played a vigorous counterattack.

Mbappe is still the big scene of the reliable Mbappe, but the bigger surprise from Giroud, the last zero goals zero shooting is the "gun frame", the game finally incarnation of the "main gun", Mei Kai twice equalized the team's history of goalscorer Henry Wang, but also became the World Cup history of the second oldest Mei Kai two players.

The comeback victory also set a new record for the Roost: Rabio became the first French player to score and assist on his World Cup debut since Dugarry (against South Africa) in June 1998, and the first French midfielder to score and assist in a single World Cup match since Vieira (against Spain) on June 27, 2006.

Teo, who came on as a substitute for older brother Lucas, became the first French defender to record five assists in his first eight appearances for France and the first French substitute to assist in a World Cup since Vertord (against Spain, Zidane) on 27 June 2006.

In attack, the French team is even more of a party: Giroud surpassed Zinedine Zidane (34 years and 16 days against Italy in 2006) to become the oldest French player to score a World Cup goal (36 years and 53 days), and he is actually the oldest French player ever to score in a major tournament (World Cup and European Cup finals).

Mbappe, who has scored 12 goals in his last 11 appearances for his country, scored his 29th for France to move into the team's 10th place. One more goal would tie Papin and Fontaine for eighth place. Throughout the game, France touched the ball 44 times in the opponent's penalty area, Mbappe accounted for 19 times. In the first eight games of this World Cup, only five teams other than France have touched the ball more times in the opposition penalty area than Mbappe.

Win in the thickness, more win in the aura

To be sure, Australia, while limited, is no easy opponent. Four years ago, the French team in the group's first game against the Kangaroo Army, took the opponent's fierce pressing and air defense advantages at a loss, Griezmann's flash of inspiration, and the opponent's unlucky own dragon, so that Deschamps's team did not miss the opening.

However, four years later, under the dual dilemma of losing a goal first and losing personnel unexpectedly, the French team did not repeat the panic and confusion of last year's European Cup against Switzerland.

It is true that the defending champions, who suffered five players have been injured, have been scarred, but the French team still has the deepest talent reserve in the top 32, and if FIFA permits and Deschamps is willing, the French team can organize at least three teams that can enter the knockout stage, but the iron handsome never wants to create too much competition for positions.

In particular, the midfield that was regarded as the strongest link of the French team in the past, the last three main forces Pogba, Kante and Matuidi collectively retired, but this game Deschamps discharged Rabio + Chu Ameni combination, which is more than completed the task.

The wind of the former general is more regrettable that he has continued to miss the national team because of family problems, while the latter has won almost 100% of the confrontation, which is more unbeatable than in Real Madrid.

In Benzema injured back, the French team is less able to the other side of the defense line "smart attack" nuclear weapons, but Deschamps can re-discharge the Trident four years ago.

As it turns out, this group of champions, tacit understanding and efficiency is obviously higher, even without a goal Griezmann, also sent the most six key passes in the game, is three times the Australian team.

Even more convincing is the strong confidence that exudes from the French team. Especially in Mbappe close at hand "spit cake", missed the opportunity to expand the score, spit out the tongue self-deprecating "M director", the expression is almost as easy as playing a friendly game.

More importantly, since the 2006 World Cup Brazil beat Croatia 1-0 in the first game so far, three consecutive defending champions have failed to win in the first game, and the final group out, forced the change of life of France, refused the "past four consecutive".

They hit the elite

Although the process and the score were enough to satisfy the team, Deschamps was not really happy.

The team's attrition tide is still continuing, due to injury was replaced Lucas, suspected of right knee cruciate ligament tear, if the MRI results confirm the injury, the team will be "injured fold".

Compared to the midfield and front line, which are very reliable, the French defense was slightly off target. Varane is not in, previously were substitutes Konate and Palmecano partner is not tacit understanding, not only in the marking often slip, out of the ball ability is also some spicy eye.

Had it not been for Griezmann's repeated withdrawal to participate in the ball holding organization, the stagnation in the middle and back would have been further aggravated.

The least reassuring, of course, is goalkeeper Lori.

The French captain who lost the ball in this game, the state seems to have not yet come out of the successive mistakes in the Premier League, since the last World Cup final gave Croatia the last goal so far, the European League and the European Cup play, are getting worse.

Compared to Argentina, France are by no means slow, but Deschamps is still obsessed with the details: "What do we need to improve? The start of the game. If we want to improve, we need to go into the game better. Everything is not perfect and we have to learn from small mistakes."

However, the French team, which is not yet firing on all cylinders, has left opponents in awe.

Arnold, the coach of the losing Australia team, was impressed by the high confidence of the French team: "You want to finish the game in 15 minutes, but their players are worth more than 1 billion euros and we are worth 35 million euros, so there is a big difference." Now, after a promising start and a draw against group leaders Denmark in Tunisia, France's chances of clinching the top spot are steadily rising.

However, Deschamps, who has always been calculating, may still have to evaluate the possibility of meeting Argentina in the 1/8 final - after all, even if the Blue and White Army won the last two games, it may not be able to lock the first place. But what does it matter if you don't get together in the first round? At present, the mood and fighting spirit of the French team are gradually recovering, and Deschamps' team is playing elite.