2018 FIFA World Cup Group C

Group C of the 2018 FIFA World Cup took place from 16 to 26 June 2018.^[1] The group consisted of France, Australia, Peru, and Denmark. The top two teams advanced to the round of 16.^[2]

Teams

Draw position	Team	Pot	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings
									October 2017[nb 1]	June 2018
C1	France	1	UEFA	UEFA Group A winners	10 October 2017	15th	2014	Winners (1998)	7
C2	Australia	4	AFC	CONCACAF v AFC play-off winners	15 November 2017	5th	2014	Round of 16 (2006)	43
C3	Peru	2	CONMEBOL	OFC v CONMEBOL play-off winners	15 November 2017	5th	1982	Quarter-finals (1970), Second round (1978)	10
C4	Denmark	3	UEFA	UEFA Second Round winners	14 November 2017	5th	2010	Quarter-finals (1998)	19

Notes

1. The rankings of October 2017 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Denmark	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
3	Peru	3	1	0	2	2	2	0	3
4	Australia	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the round of 16:

• The winners of Group C will advance to play the runners-up of Group D.
• The runners-up of Group C will advance to play the winners of Group D.

Matches

All times listed are local time.^[1]

France vs Australia

The two teams have played four time before the most recently was a friendly in 2013, and France won 6-0.^[3]

16 June 2018 (2018-06-16)

13:00 MSK (UTC+3)

France	2–1	Australia
Griezmann  58' (pen.) Pogba  81'	Report	Jedinak  62' (pen.)

Kazan Arena, Kazan

Attendance: 41,279

Referee: Andrés Cunha (Uruguay)

France[4]

Australia[4]

GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c) RB 2 Benjamin Pavard CB 4 Raphaël Varane CB 5 Samuel Umtiti LB 21 Lucas Hernández CM 12 Corentin Tolisso  76'  78' CM 13 N'Golo Kanté CM 6 Paul Pogba RF 11 Ousmane Dembélé  70' CF 10 Kylian Mbappé LF 7 Antoine Griezmann  70' Substitutions: FW 9 Olivier Giroud  70' FW 18 Nabil Fekir  70' MF 14 Blaise Matuidi  78' Manager: Didier Deschamps

GK 1 Mathew Ryan RB 19 Josh Risdon  57' CB 5 Mark Milligan CB 20 Trent Sainsbury LB 16 Aziz Behich  87' CM 15 Mile Jedinak (c) CM 13 Aaron Mooy RW 7 Mathew Leckie  13' AM 23 Tom Rogic  72' LW 10 Robbie Kruse  84' CF 11 Andrew Nabbout  64' Substitutions: FW 9 Tomi Juric  64' MF 22 Jackson Irvine  72' FW 17 Daniel Arzani  84' Manager: Bert van Marwijk

Man of the Match: Antoine Griezmann (France)[5] Assistant referees:[4] Nicolás Tarán (Uruguay) Mauricio Espinosa (Uruguay) Fourth official: Julio Bascuñán (Chile) Fifth official[broken anchor]: Christian Schiemann (Chile) Video assistant referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina) Assistant video assistant referees: Gery Vargas (Bolivia) Hernán Maidana (Argentina) Tiago Martins (Portugal)

Peru vs Denmark

16 June 2018 (2018-06-16)

19:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Peru	0–1	Denmark
	Report	Poulsen  59'

Mordovia Arena, Saransk

Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Peru[6]

Denmark[6]

GK 1 Pedro Gallese RB 17 Luis Advíncula CB 2 Alberto Rodríguez (c) CB 15 Christian Ramos LB 6 Miguel Trauco CM 13 Renato Tapia  38'  87' CM 19 Yoshimar Yotún RW 18 André Carrillo AM 8 Christian Cueva LW 20 Edison Flores  62' CF 10 Jefferson Farfán  85' Substitutions: FW 9 Paolo Guerrero  62' FW 11 Raúl Ruidíaz  85' MF 23 Pedro Aquino  87' Manager: Ricardo Gareca

GK 1 Kasper Schmeichel RB 14 Henrik Dalsgaard CB 4 Simon Kjær (c) CB 6 Andreas Christensen  81' LB 17 Jens Stryger Larsen CM 7 William Kvist  35' CM 10 Christian Eriksen CM 8 Thomas Delaney  86' RF 20 Yussuf Poulsen  90+3' CF 9 Nicolai Jørgensen LF 23 Pione Sisto  67' Substitutions: MF 19 Lasse Schöne  35' FW 11 Martin Braithwaite  67' DF 13 Mathias Jørgensen  81' Manager: Åge Hareide

Man of the Match: Yussuf Poulsen (Denmark)[7] Assistant referees:[6] Jean Claude Birumushahu (Burundi) Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria) Fourth official: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria) Fifth official[broken anchor]: Anouar Hmila (Tunisia) Video assistant referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) Assistant video assistant referees: Bastian Dankert (Germany) Mark Borsch (Germany) Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Denmark vs Australia

21 June 2018 (2018-06-21)

16:00 SAMT (UTC+4)

Denmark	1–1	Australia
Eriksen  7'	Report	Jedinak  38' (pen.)

Cosmos Arena, Samara

Attendance: 40,727^[8]

Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Denmark[9]

Australia[9]

GK 1 Kasper Schmeichel RB 14 Henrik Dalsgaard CB 4 Simon Kjær (c) CB 6 Andreas Christensen LB 17 Jens Stryger Larsen CM 8 Thomas Delaney CM 19 Lasse Schöne CM 10 Christian Eriksen RF 20 Yussuf Poulsen  37'  59' CF 9 Nicolai Jørgensen  68' LF 23 Pione Sisto  84' Substitutions: FW 11 Martin Braithwaite  59' FW 21 Andreas Cornelius  68' Manager: Åge Hareide

GK 1 Mathew Ryan RB 19 Josh Risdon CB 20 Trent Sainsbury CB 5 Mark Milligan LB 16 Aziz Behich CM 15 Mile Jedinak (c) CM 13 Aaron Mooy RW 7 Mathew Leckie AM 23 Tom Rogic  82' LW 10 Robbie Kruse  68' CF 11 Andrew Nabbout  75' Substitutions: FW 17 Daniel Arzani  68' FW 9 Tomi Juric  75' MF 22 Jackson Irvine  82' Manager: Bert van Marwijk

Man of the Match: Christian Eriksen (Denmark)[10] Assistant referees:[9] Pau Cebrián Devís (Spain) Roberto Díaz Pérez (Spain) Fourth official: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia) Fifth official[broken anchor]: Juan Carlos Mora (Costa Rica) Video assistant referee: Mark Geiger (United States) Assistant video assistant referees: Jair Marrufo (United States) Joe Fletcher (Canada) Paolo Valeri (Italy)

France vs Peru

21 June 2018 (2018-06-21)

20:00 YEKT (UTC+5)

France	1–0	Peru
Mbappé  34'	Report

Central Stadium, Yekaterinburg

Attendance: 32,789^[11]

Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

France[12]

Peru[12]

GK 1 Hugo Lloris (c) RB 2 Benjamin Pavard CB 4 Raphaël Varane CB 5 Samuel Umtiti LB 21 Lucas Hernández CM 6 Paul Pogba  86'  89' CM 13 N'Golo Kanté RW 10 Kylian Mbappé  75' AM 7 Antoine Griezmann  80' LW 14 Blaise Matuidi  16' CF 9 Olivier Giroud Substitutions: FW 11 Ousmane Dembélé  75' FW 18 Nabil Fekir  80' MF 15 Steven Nzonzi  89' Manager: Didier Deschamps

GK 1 Pedro Gallese RB 17 Luis Advíncula CB 15 Christian Ramos CB 2 Alberto Rodríguez  46' LB 6 Miguel Trauco CM 23 Pedro Aquino  81' CM 19 Yoshimar Yotún  46' RW 18 André Carrillo AM 8 Christian Cueva  82' LW 20 Edison Flores CF 9 Paolo Guerrero (c)  23' Substitutions: FW 10 Jefferson Farfán  46' DF 4 Anderson Santamaría  46' FW 11 Raúl Ruidíaz  82' Manager: Ricardo Gareca

Man of the Match: Kylian Mbappé (France)[13] Assistant referees:[12] Mohamed Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates) Hasan Al Mahri (United Arab Emirates) Fourth official: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) Fifth official[broken anchor]: Jerson Dos Santos (Angola) Video assistant referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) Assistant video assistant referees: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) Taleb Al Maari (Qatar) Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Denmark vs France

26 June 2018 (2018-06-26)

17:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Denmark	0–0	France
	Report

Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

Attendance: 78,011^[14]

Referee: Sandro Ricci (Brazil)

Denmark[15]

France[15]

GK 1 Kasper Schmeichel RB 14 Henrik Dalsgaard CB 4 Simon Kjær (c) CB 6 Andreas Christensen LB 17 Jens Stryger Larsen CM 8 Thomas Delaney  90+2' CM 13 Mathias Jørgensen  45+3' CM 10 Christian Eriksen RF 23 Pione Sisto  60' CF 21 Andreas Cornelius  75' LF 11 Martin Braithwaite Substitutions: FW 15 Viktor Fischer  60' FW 12 Kasper Dolberg  75' MF 18 Lukas Lerager  90+2' Manager: Åge Hareide

GK 16 Steve Mandanda RB 19 Djibril Sidibé CB 4 Raphaël Varane (c) CB 3 Presnel Kimpembe LB 21 Lucas Hernández  50' CM 13 N'Golo Kanté CM 15 Steven Nzonzi RW 11 Ousmane Dembélé  78' AM 7 Antoine Griezmann  68' LW 8 Thomas Lemar CF 9 Olivier Giroud Substitutions: DF 22 Benjamin Mendy  50' FW 18 Nabil Fekir  68' FW 10 Kylian Mbappé  78' Manager: Didier Deschamps

Man of the Match: N'Golo Kanté (France)[16] Assistant referees:[15] Emerson de Carvalho (Brazil) Marcelo Van Gasse (Brazil) Fourth official: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy) Fifth official[broken anchor]: Mauro Tonolini (Italy) Video assistant referee: Mauro Vigliano (Argentina) Assistant video assistant referees: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil) Carlos Astroza (Chile) Tiago Martins (Portugal)

Australia vs Peru

26 June 2018 (2018-06-26)

17:00 MSK (UTC+3)

Australia	0–2	Peru
	Report	Carrillo  18' Guerrero  50'

Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi

Attendance: 44,073^[17]

Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Australia[18]

Peru[18]

GK 1 Mathew Ryan RB 19 Josh Risdon CB 20 Trent Sainsbury CB 5 Mark Milligan  88' LB 16 Aziz Behich CM 15 Mile Jedinak (c)  10' CM 13 Aaron Mooy RW 7 Mathew Leckie AM 23 Tom Rogic  66'  72' LW 10 Robbie Kruse  58' CF 9 Tomi Juric  53' Substitutions: FW 4 Tim Cahill  53' MF 17 Daniel Arzani  60'  58' MF 22 Jackson Irvine  72' Manager: Bert van Marwijk

GK 1 Pedro Gallese RB 17 Luis Advíncula CB 15 Christian Ramos CB 4 Anderson Santamaría LB 6 Miguel Trauco CM 13 Renato Tapia  63' CM 19 Yoshimar Yotún  45'  46' RW 18 André Carrillo  79' AM 8 Christian Cueva LW 20 Edison Flores CF 9 Paolo Guerrero (c) Substitutions: MF 23 Pedro Aquino  46' MF 7 Paolo Hurtado  79'  63' MF 16 Wilder Cartagena  79' Manager: Ricardo Gareca

Man of the Match: André Carrillo (Peru)[19] Assistant referees:[18] Anton Averianov (Russia) Tikhon Kalugin (Russia) Fourth official: Ryuji Sato (Japan) Fifth official[broken anchor]: Toru Sagara (Japan) Video assistant referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) Assistant video assistant referees: Jair Marrufo (United States) Mark Borsch (Germany) Bastian Dankert (Germany)