World Cup 2022 team preview: France can go all the way again
France won the 1998 and 2018 World Cups. They had a disappointing Euro 2020 exit. France haven't reached the quarter-finals of a World Cup outside of Europe since 1986. Brian McDonnell takes a look at their chances at the World cup in 2022.
France qualified top of their qualification group with five wins and three draws from their eight games. Antoine Griezmann led the scoring charts with six goals, ahead of Kylian Mbappe who bagged five.
Didier Deschamps is in his 10th year as France manager. He has won the World Cup in 2018 and the European Championship in 2016. Deshamps also won numerous titles as a player, including the Champions League with Marseille and Juventus and FA Cup with Chelsea in 2000.
France has a lot of talent but also a team spirit. Hugo Lloris is likely to break the French all-time appearances record. Aurélien Tchouaméni and Eduardo Camavinga are midfielders to watch. Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema will play together in the front. Olivier Giroud is two goals off Thierry Henry's all time record of 51 goals.
Kylian Mbappe is the key player for France in 2022 World Cup. He has more than 350 senior appearances for club and country, scoring more that 200 times. At the 2018 World cup, he won the Best Young Player award.
France are looking to win the World Cup 2022. Karim Benzema is the player to watch in this team. He won the Ballon d'Or last season and scored 40 goals in all competitions.
France are second favourite to win the World Cup in 2022. They are expected to do well in their group and reach the semi-finals. Brazil are the favourites to retain the title. France usually get better as the tournament goes on.
France and Denmark played each other at Russia 2018. France won the game. Denmark won both their recent Nations League matches. The Danes are dark horses to win the tournament.
France play Australia on November 22 at 7pm on BBC and Denmark on ITV at 4pm. Tunisia play France on TV on 30th November at 3pm and Tunisia on the BBC at 5pm respectively.
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