Craig Goodwin despatched Australia into meltdown when he scored the Socceroos’ opener towards France.
A pleasant ball pinged out from centre-back Harry Souttar discovered the toes of proper winger Mat Leckie.
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The Melbourne City star then turned French left-back Lucas Hernandez right into a pretzel earlier than firing a cross alongside the bottom throughout the field.
And Goodwin caught his opposing quantity Benjamin Pavard napping as he ghosted into the field unmarked and lashed a end excessive into the online previous a helpless Hugo Lloris within the tenth minute.
The purpose sparked wild scenes on social media as many had been left shocked the Aussies had taken the lead towards the defending world champions.
Unfortunately, the euphoria would final simply 18 minutes as France equalised by means of midfielder Adrien Rabiot earlier than including a second with a easy tap-in from Olivier Giroud.