text/Yangcheng Evening News Special All-Media Reporter Chai Zhi Hao Haoyu
Facing the curse of the defending champion of , the French coach Deschamps disagreed; facing the series of injury lists such as Benzema , Pogba , Kanter, Jin Pengbe , Menion and Enkunku, Deschamps still does his own way and plays in the Qatar World Cup with 25 players. The seemingly a bit arrogant behavior is actually the strong confidence of the French team's talented team.
In the focus of Group D ending in the early morning of November 23, France "takes one to chase four" and reverses Australia 4-1. In recent World Cup finals, the defending champions performed poorly and failed to qualify in the group, which is a curse, including Italy in the World Cup in South Africa, Spain in the World Cup in Brazil, and Germany in the World Cup in Russia. In Qatar, the French smashed the defending champion's curse in their first game.
This is the first World Cup match of Janubu Stadium. The exterior of the stadium is shaped like a shell, and the inspiration for the interior design is from the traditional sloop in Qatar. In this stadium full of marine elements, will the first voyage of Qatar, " Gaul Rooster ", set sail smoothly or will the gutter capsize? Before the game, there were constant negative news in the French team: the six main players were injured, especially after the new Ke Golden Ball Award winner Benzema retreated, Deschamps's approach of no longer recruiting people caused controversy; and the data of the defending champions in the past three times not winning the first game and the defending champions in the past 12 times had only three wins in the first game, and the "Gallic Roosters".
In the 8th minute of the opening game, Australian striker Goodwin scored a goal in the last 40 years, which was the fastest goal that France conceded in the World Cup finals. At the same time, the French main force, Lucas Hernandez, retreated from injury, further exacerbated the injury crisis of the "Gallic Legion". All of this seems to make people begin to doubt that the defending champion's curse is exerting its magic.
In the first half, France was once in a tight situation. Mbappe 's breakthrough on the left became a powerful attack point, and the area where it was active happened to be the Australian fan zone. Every time the Australian defense effectively monitored Mbappe, it would attract the cheers of the "yellow ocean" and the crazy booing of "Mr. M".
Faced with the situation of falling behind at the beginning and the sudden injury, the French did not panic. Griezmann was in the middle and dispatched and supported him. Mbappe and Dembele flew together. The combination of the "Gallic Rooster" side and middle was like a flowing game. It took only 23 minutes to reverse the score - Rabio headed the ball in the 26th minute and then assisted , Giroud to overtake the score 2-1.
The second half was almost Mbappe's personal performance: in the 67th minute, Dembele's header scored, and after 3 minutes, Giroud scored twice. It took only 227 seconds for "Mr. M" to pass and shoot. In the 8 World Cup games he participated in, he has directly participated in 7 goals (5 goals and 2 assists).
AC Milan left gate Theo Hernandez replaced his brother Lucas Hernandez in the first half, and his strength in assisting on the left was fully demonstrated, especially his dream link with Mbappe, which became France's offensive explosive point. Watching the team complete the reversal, French fans spontaneously caused waves of people.
Although scarred, France, with its luxurious lineup, is strong enough and is still the favorite to win the World Cup. The only hidden worry at present is that after Pogba and Kante were injured, Rabio and Joan Armeni 's double-middle configuration were slightly insufficient. Australia won the opportunity to directly face French goalkeeper Lori in the penalty area arc for several times. As long as the defensive barrier problem is solved, the "Gallic Rooster" is basically impeccable.
Edited by: Zhong Wenyi
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