Bert van Marwijk urges Socceroos to play with guts against France

• Dutchman has shored up defence since he took over in January
• ‘We like to be the best team. It is important we are ourselves’

Bert van Marwijk has urged Australia to be themselves in the lead-up to their World Cup opener against France in Kazan on Saturday.

The Socceroos have a tendency to suffer the kind of punishing starts from which recovery proves impossible. In the 2014 finals tournament Australia were defeated comfortably by Chile and in 2010 Germany’s 4-0 victory inflicted significant goal difference damage.

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