[Global Times reporter Wang Dong, Global Times special correspondent Ke Xin] The defending World Cup champion France arrived in Qatar on the 16th local time. The "Gallic Rooster" strives to become the first team to win the World Cup in a row since Brazil in 1962. Paris Saint-Germ

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[Global Times reporter Wang Dong, Global Times special correspondent Ke Xin] World Cup defending champion French team arrived at Qatar on the 16th local time. " Gaul Rooster " strives to become the first team to win the World Cup in a row since Brazil in 1962. Paris Saint-Germain forward Mbappe was one of the first players to get off the plane. Including him, 10 members of the 2018 championship lineup, including captains Lori and Griezmann, officially returned. The new Ke Golden Ball Award winner Benzema will also make its first World Cup appearance since 2014.

[Global Times reporter Wang Dong, Global Times special correspondent Ke Xin] The defending World Cup champion France arrived in Qatar on the 16th local time. The

Nkunku was injured, Muani was on

French coach Deschamps In an interview recently, he talked about the team's World Cup prospects: "It's very difficult to defend the title, but everything can happen. When you participate in the highest level of games, it's difficult to win, and it's even more difficult to maintain this level." One of the major problems facing Deschamps is injuries. Just this week, French striker Nkunku, who ranked first in the Bundesliga this season, was injured while fighting with Camavenga in team training and withdrew from the World Cup roster. This made it even worse for the French team. Before that, Pogba , Kante, Menion and Kimpenbet all missed the World Cup due to injury.

"Team News" said Kamavenga, who caused Nkunku's injury, was racist in the midst of social media by French fans. Kamavinga was very regretful after Nkunku was injured, and Nkunku publicly called for a stop to condemn Kamavinga, "My teammate Kamavinga has been treated unfairly, and the World Cup needs unity, not division." The French national team also said on official Twitter that "the French Football Association strongly condemns these attacks and supports Camavenga." Then announced the candidate to replace Enkunku - forward Muani from Frankfurt Club . He flew to Doha on the 17th to meet with the French team.

"France is finished"

France will face Australia, Denmark and Tunisia in the group stage. The five midfielders who won the World Cup four years ago - Kanter, Matuidi , Pogba, Enzonzi and Toliso did not make it to the roster this time. The six midfielders shortlisted are Rabiot, Chu'amuni, Camavenga, Gondozi, Weiletu and Ffana. Former French international Roten said bluntly in an interview with French RMC Radio, "I think this can be called one of the weakest midfield lineups in the history of the French team."

French media are not optimistic about the prospects for the defending title of the "Gallic Rooster". "The backbone players are absent, and many fans no longer believe that France will win the World Cup." French sports website Sports recently said that supporters of the defending champions are worried that the " World Cup curse" will come to France again. In previous World Cups after 1998, except for Brazil in 2006, the defending champions were eliminated in the group stage: in the 2018 World Cup, the defending champion Germany team ranked last in the group; in the 2014 World Cup, the defending champion Spain team was eliminated in the group stage; in the 2010 World Cup, the defending champion Italy also failed in the group stage; in the 2002 World Cup, the French team experienced this "curse", and the scene of the injured Zidane falling on the field still makes French fans unable to bear to remember it.

Some French netizens commented that compared with the midfield combination of in 2018 in the Russian World Cup, this year's French team's "Real Madrid double waists" Chu Améni and Kamavenga are difficult to defeat the team. "This is a huge regression, the French team is over!" Some netizens also believe that Pogba's previous poor performance in Manchester United is not enough to prove that he can continue to support the French team's midfield.

minimum goal: to reach the semi-finals

However, when analyzing the popularity of this World Cup, the professional football website "Germany Transfer Market" put the French team together with Argentina and Brazil in the first echelon. Simulation analysis by the well-known statistics website Opta shows that the probability of the French team qualifying in the group is 87.9%, and the probability of winning is 12%. French RMC Radio revealed that the French team's minimum goal is to reach the semi-finals. Once it gets its wish, French President Macron will go to Qatar to watch the semi-finals."The Team" said, "Although the French team's midfield strength is average, there are many talents on the back and forward line."

Spanish TV No. 6 said on the 16th that the French striker Benzema, who had been injured, recovered well and could participate in the first game of the World Cup group stage between the French team and the Australian team in the early morning of the 23rd Beijing time. This is good news for the French team, which has suffered repeated injuries.

Source: Global Times

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