2018 FIFA World Cup Group C

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

## Teams

|rowspan=2|Draw position|rowspan=2|Team|rowspan=2|Pot|rowspan=2|Confederation|rowspan=2|Method of qualification|rowspan=2|Date of qualification|rowspan=2 data-sort-type="number"|Finals appearance|rowspan=2|Last appearance|rowspan=2|Previous best performance|colspan=2|FIFA Rankings|
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|C1||1|UEFA|UEFA Group A winners|10 October 2017|15th|2014|**Winners** (1998)|7|||||||||||
|C2||4|AFC|CONCACAF v AFC play-off winners|15 November 2017|5th|2014|Round of 16 (2006)|43|||||||||||
|C3||2|CONMEBOL|OFC v CONMEBOL play-off winners|15 November 2017|5th|1982|Quarter-finals (1970), Second round (1978)|10|||||||||||
|C4||3|UEFA|UEFA Second Round winners|14 November 2017|5th|2010|Quarter-finals (1998)|19|||||||||||

- Notes

## Standings

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.

### France vs Australia

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

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|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|||||
|CM|**13**|N'Golo Kanté|||||
|CM|**6**|Paul Pogba|||||
|RF|**11**|Ousmane Dembélé|||||
|CF|**10**|Kylian Mbappé|||||
|LF|**7**|Antoine Griezmann|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**9**|Olivier Giroud|||||
|FW|**18**|Nabil Fekir|||||
|MF|**14**|Blaise Matuidi|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Didier Deschamps|}|valign="top"||valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**1**|Mathew Ryan|||||
|RB|**19**|Josh Risdon|||||
|CB|**5**|Mark Milligan|||||
|CB|**20**|Trent Sainsbury|||||
|LB|**16**|Aziz Behich|||||
|CM|**15**|Mile Jedinak (c)|||||
|CM|**13**|Aaron Mooy|||||
|RW|**7**|Mathew Leckie|||||
|AM|**23**|Tom Rogic|||||
|LW|**10**|Robbie Kruse|||||
|CF|**11**|Andrew Nabbout|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**9**|Tomi Juric|||||
|MF|**22**|Jackson Irvine|||||
|FW|**17**|Daniel Arzani|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Bert van Marwijk|}|||||

### Peru vs Denmark

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|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|||||
|CM|**19**|Yoshimar Yotún|||||
|RW|**18**|André Carrillo|||||
|AM|**8**|Christian Cueva|||||
|LW|**20**|Edison Flores|||||
|CF|**10**|Jefferson Farfán|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**9**|Paolo Guerrero|||||
|FW|**11**|Raúl Ruidíaz|||||
|MF|**23**|Pedro Aquino|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Ricardo Gareca|}|valign="top"||valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**1**|Kasper Schmeichel|||||
|RB|**14**|Henrik Dalsgaard|||||
|CB|**4**|Simon Kjær (c)|||||
|CB|**6**|Andreas Christensen|||||
|LB|**17**|Jens Stryger Larsen|||||
|CM|**7**|William Kvist|||||
|CM|**10**|Christian Eriksen|||||
|CM|**8**|Thomas Delaney|||||
|RF|**20**|Yussuf Poulsen|||||
|CF|**9**|Nicolai Jørgensen|||||
|LF|**23**|Pione Sisto|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|MF|**19**|Lasse Schöne|||||
|FW|**11**|Martin Braithwaite|||||
|DF|**13**|Mathias Jørgensen|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Åge Hareide|}|||||

### Denmark vs Australia

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|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|||||
|CF|**9**|Nicolai Jørgensen|||||
|LF|**23**|Pione Sisto|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**11**|Martin Braithwaite|||||
|FW|**21**|Andreas Cornelius|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Åge Hareide|}|valign="top"||valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|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|||||
|LW|**10**|Robbie Kruse|||||
|CF|**11**|Andrew Nabbout|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**17**|Daniel Arzani|||||
|FW|**9**|Tomi Juric|||||
|MF|**22**|Jackson Irvine|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Bert van Marwijk|}|||||

### France vs Peru

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|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|||||
|CM|**13**|N'Golo Kanté|||||
|RW|**10**|Kylian Mbappé|||||
|AM|**7**|Antoine Griezmann|||||
|LW|**14**|Blaise Matuidi|||||
|CF|**9**|Olivier Giroud|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**11**|Ousmane Dembélé|||||
|FW|**18**|Nabil Fekir|||||
|MF|**15**|Steven Nzonzi|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Didier Deschamps|}|valign="top"||valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**1**|Pedro Gallese|||||
|RB|**17**|Luis Advíncula|||||
|CB|**15**|Christian Ramos|||||
|CB|**2**|Alberto Rodríguez|||||
|LB|**6**|Miguel Trauco|||||
|CM|**23**|Pedro Aquino|||||
|CM|**19**|Yoshimar Yotún|||||
|RW|**18**|André Carrillo|||||
|AM|**8**|Christian Cueva|||||
|LW|**20**|Edison Flores|||||
|CF|**9**|Paolo Guerrero (c)|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**10**|Jefferson Farfán|||||
|DF|**4**|Anderson Santamaría|||||
|FW|**11**|Raúl Ruidíaz|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Ricardo Gareca|}|||||

### Denmark vs France

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|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|**13**|Mathias Jørgensen|||||
|CM|**10**|Christian Eriksen|||||
|RF|**23**|Pione Sisto|||||
|CF|**21**|Andreas Cornelius|||||
|LF|**11**|Martin Braithwaite|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**15**|Viktor Fischer|||||
|FW|**12**|Kasper Dolberg|||||
|MF|**18**|Lukas Lerager|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Åge Hareide|}|valign="top"||valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**16**|Steve Mandanda|||||
|RB|**19**|Djibril Sidibé|||||
|CB|**4**|Raphaël Varane (c)|||||
|CB|**3**|Presnel Kimpembe|||||
|LB|**21**|Lucas Hernández|||||
|CM|**13**|N'Golo Kanté|||||
|CM|**15**|Steven Nzonzi|||||
|RW|**11**|Ousmane Dembélé|||||
|AM|**7**|Antoine Griezmann|||||
|LW|**8**|Thomas Lemar|||||
|CF|**9**|Olivier Giroud|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|DF|**22**|Benjamin Mendy|||||
|FW|**18**|Nabil Fekir|||||
|FW|**10**|Kylian Mbappé|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Didier Deschamps|}|||||

### Australia vs Peru

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|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|||||
|LW|**10**|Robbie Kruse|||||
|CF|**9**|Tomi Juric|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|FW|**4**|Tim Cahill|||||
|MF|**17**|Daniel Arzani|||||
|MF|**22**|Jackson Irvine|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Bert van Marwijk|}|valign="top"||valign="top" width="50%"|{| style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"|
|GK|**1**|Pedro Gallese|||||
|RB|**17**|Luis Advíncula|||||
|CB|**15**|Christian Ramos|||||
|CB|**4**|Anderson Santamaría|||||
|LB|**6**|Miguel Trauco|||||
|CM|**13**|Renato Tapia|||||
|CM|**19**|Yoshimar Yotún|||||
|RW|**18**|André Carrillo|||||
|AM|**8**|Christian Cueva|||||
|LW|**20**|Edison Flores|||||
|CF|**9**|Paolo Guerrero (c)|||||
|colspan=3|**Substitutions:**||||||
|MF|**23**|Pedro Aquino|||||
|MF|**7**|Paolo Hurtado|||||
|MF|**16**|Wilder Cartagena|||||
|colspan=3|**Manager:**||||||
|colspan=3|Ricardo Gareca|}|||||

## Other websites

- 2018 FIFA World Cup Group C , FIFA.com