An Australian soccer fan looks at the Qolsharif Mosque in Kazan, Russia, Friday, June 15, 2018. (Pavel Golovkin/AP)France vs. Australia
Group C, Kazan Arena, Kazan
France boasts one of the younger squads in Russia, with an average age of 26, but big things are expected of Les Bleus, the favorites to finish atop Group C. Led by manager Didier Deschamps, France is looking to build on its trip to the World Cup quarterfinals in 2014 and its runner-up finish at the 2016 European Championship. Australia, which claimed one of the final two World Cup berths with two-leg playoff wins over Syria and Honduras, is 1-2-1 all-time against France. The teams’ most recent meeting was a 6-0 drubbing by Les…
