France road to Russia 2018 World Cup
France's coach Didier Deschamps isn't about letting this golden opportunity to go demonstrate to the world what his team is capable of achieving pass him by. The French are possessors of a very competitive ensemble of powerful and reliable pieces in every area of the field that took them to the top of their European Championship Group, ahead of archrivals Sweden and the rest of the competition. Les Bleus arrive to the 2018 Russia World cup as one of the top three favorites in the betting odds market and are expected to provide soccer fans with a tremendous gameplay experience and more than a few new surprises. Check France Betting Odds here.
Notwithstanding France's unquestionable qualities, Deschamps team did face some tough challenges throughout the qualification stages, often faltering in execution during some games but later rearranging its strategy to deliver the necessary results. An early encounter in 2016 proved mediocre for the French as they failed to get any points through their opponent's net ending on a lackluster 0-0. Things soon improved in October when Bulgaria team succumbed before the Blues with a staggering 4-1 score. Things took another negative spin on June of 2017, as France went to Sweden and were defeated by the Blue-Yellows during extra time with a farfetched goal by Toivonen. Luck went on to smile again upon Deschamps and his squad when the Swedes suffered a loss against Bulgaria, opening the way for the French to take a hike up their group; a series of 4 goals for which newcomer Kylian Mbappe and Thomas Lemar were mostly responsible provided France with a well-deserved 4-0 victory over Holland, and a final rematch in October with the Belarusians sealed their qualified status with 2 goals scored by Giroud and Griezmann.
France Key Players
The French are halfway through their preparation ahead the Russian summit, having recently lost to Colombia 3-2 on the 23rd of March, followed by a 3-1 win over World Cup host Russia a few days later. They're still to do battle with the Irish, Italy and the United States in the next weeks, before they take flight to Moscow. France's group stage schedule features a first match versus Australia on June 16th, after which they will contend with the Peruvians and Danish on 21st and 26th respectively. Deschamps is well known for his hardy reputation and his little tolerance for shenanigans; he took over the coaching post in 2012 and has since made good use of his vast experience with the Blues to secure a stable line up of key players, same which he will be able to rearrange at will thanks to a similarly ample collection of competent replacements. Alongside veteran goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, the French will count with the impactful presence of attackers Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezman; Blaise Matuidi continues to be Deschamps top choice for the midfield.
The damage caused by Karim Benzema's sex tape scandal is likely to keep him out of the competition, although no decision on the matter has yet been reached. France sits right below Brazil and Germany in the World Cup betting odds listings with 6-1 odds and makes for a strong contestant to take the Russian trophy to the Champs Elysees.
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