Australia come into the 2019 Women's World Cup placed sixth in the Fifa rankings.
There will be high hopes that the Matildas, now under the stewardship of Ante Milicic, can make a deep run in the tournament having faltered at the quarter-final stage in the last three editions.
Italy, meanwhile, have qualified for their first tournament since a group stage exit in 1999.
Latest Odds
bet365 make Australia 4/7 (1.57) favourites to make a winning start in France. It's been far from an ideal preparation though, with a 5-3 loss to the USA followed up by a 3-0 reverse at the hands of the Netherlands.