Everything in France is overwhelming.
For what it has in Qatar -Mbappé, Griezmann, Dembélé, Rabiot- and for what it does not have -Benzema, NKunku, Kanté, Pogba, Lucas-.
The rooster's team is today that Germany that whoever played always won in the popular imagination.
It is no coincidence that France will play the fourth final in the last seven World Cups this Sunday.
And it is not strange that it is the fifth team to repeat finals in a row.
Before, Italy (34-38), Brazil (58-62), Argentina (86-90) and Brazil (94-98).
Five of the starters at the 2018 Moscow summit remain fixed in Deschamps' line-ups today: Lloris, Varane, Griezmann, Mbappé and Giroud.
The factory is such that some like Fekir, with a thread in the World Cup in Russia and a poster for the thriving Betis, have lost their place.
The fishing ground has been inexhaustible since France was scheduled for its 1998 World Cup, with the activation of the Clairefontaine Academy.
Since then, it has been in flight.
It is shocking that in parallel Ligue 1 has not taken off, so wounded that only Olympique de Marseille has won the European Cup, and 29 years have passed since that controversial title.
Only one other European club honour, PSG's Cup Winners' Cup in 1996, is in France's shoes. Today only a possible great throne is in sight for the very prosperous
Qatari
PSG .
Four years after lifting his second World Cup trophy, there is something that has not been corrected one millimeter.
France doesn't give a damn about possession.
In that section they had a lower percentage than Denmark in the group stage, than England in the quarterfinals and than Morocco in the semifinals.
Curiously, against the African team there were the same records as against Croatia in the conquest of the previous tournament, 39% compared to 61% for the winner.
France is going the march.
He seeks horizons.
The ball, better be the opponent's business, move forward with it and uncover behind it.
The boys of Deschamps,
looting
: remove all fuses.
The graduate Tchouameni (ten recoveries against Morocco) and the reborn Rabiot (low in the semifinal) are in charge of the removal.
And let's not say Griezmann, the most wage-earning star in football (nine birles against the Atlas team).
This is not the most cosmetic selection in the universe.
They have plenty of players to articulate as a more harmonious team, but, above all, France is a robust and efficient team.
It was the same for him to see himself locked up by Morocco in a phase of the second half.
Varane and Konaté, the central defenders, acted as a shield.
They did not lack the help of Griezmann.
Yes, from the same Griezmann who also articulates the game and from the same Griezmann who doesn't feel like an outsider in the rival area.
Watching France it is difficult to know how many Griezmann there are.
And that in the semifinal, Deschamps fixed him as a midfielder, which made him less expansive.
Mbappé solved it, inspiring Muani's 2-0.
Two days after the age of 24, Mbappé would stay one title behind Pelé's three on Sunday.
Among them, the Argentine Pasarella, the Italians Ferrari, Masetti, Meazza and Monzeglio and 15 compatriots from O Rei.
For curriculum the one of Deschamps.
He was the captain who raised the Marseillaise Orejona and repeated with Juve.
He was also the first to receive the World Cup in 1998. He is now one win away from the second World Cup as a coach and from counting only one less World Cup victory (15) than the German Helmut Schön.
I said, France overwhelms.
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