France national team coach said that he wants the attacking line to win the World Cup next year. As you may know, France is the defending Champion of the World Cup. They won the World Cup trophy in Russia, 2018.
Win against Kazakhstan will be decisive
Didier Deschamps has told his France players to end their year of mixed fortunes on a high note as the World Cup holders attempt to seal their Qatar 2022 place with Karim Benzema, Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann to lead the line against Kazakhstan and Finland. A dismal Euro 2020 effort, where pre-tournaments favourites France were knocked out in round two by Switzerland, was followed in October by Les Bleus winning the Nations League. Now they can make sure of a return to the biggest stage as the final internationals of the year loom. France has a home game against Kazakhstan on November 13 and goes away to Finland three days later. If they beat Kazakhstan, their place in next year’s finals will be secure.
Giroud to the top
Deschamps wants that put to bed as soon as possible, saying: “You know what happened this summer, with our early elimination at the Euros. That didn’t stop us from doing good things with the joy of winning the Nations League. “If you add in the qualifiers, that made it three goals for us in the same year, which is rare. “Let’s make sure we get two out of three to have the peace of mind to go into next year, which will be a special year with the World Cup in November.”
There were no great surprises in Deschamps’ 23-player squad, which was revealed on Thursday, with veteran striker Olivier Giroud not yet back in favour. The 35-year-old striker, who sits second on France’s all-time list of leading scorers, last featured in the penalty shoot-out defeat to the Swiss in Bucharest back in June.