The argument to keep their crown: why France could win the 2022 World Cup
France have reached the semi-finals of the World Cup for the seventh time in its history and for the second consecutive tournament and are set to face Morocco in a tantalizing contest for a place in the final in Qatar.
Four wins from five matches at this tournament prove their match-winning ability and highlight why they have reached the World Cup stage they have reached.
Aiming to become just the third nation to retain the World Cup, France has every chance of repeating their 2018 heroics and once again taking the Jules Rimet Trophy on Sunday 18 December, with their experienced team and manager well suitable for the situation in which they find themselves. in.
Indeed, Les Blues are the favorites of the last four who emerge as winners. However, there are plenty of reasons why this is, and Four Four Two has gone into more detail about why they could win the 2022 World Cup.
Why France could win the World Cup
In recent tournaments, the defending World Cup champions have stumbled at the first hurdle, failing to make it out of the group stage and going home in disgrace four years after such an ecstatic high.
However, France undercut that story by comfortably top their group – despite a 1-0 defeat to Tunisia with a second-tier side – before beating Poland in the last 16. While not the toughest of opponents, Germany, Spain and Italy are the past three editions all succumbed to arguably weaker parties.
France simply knows how to win football matches. The starting team consists of six players who lifted the trophy in Russia, while Didier Deschamps is still the manager and motivates his players every match.
Indeed, it is this essential know-how that has proved crucial at this tournament, especially against England in the quarter-finals. England were the better side throughout the 90 minutes, but were unable to capitalize on their dominance. Instead France scored two very well taken goals and managed to hold on amid the pressure put on them – proving their champions credentials and characters.
Title-winning sides are often referred to as the ones who can win matches even if they don’t play well, and the quarter-finals proved that.
Elsewhere, Kylian Mbappe is currently the best player in the world. He already has five goals to his name in this tournament, so don’t be surprised if he adds more to that tally in the remaining matches. But even if he doesn’t score, France is capable of scoring goals through Olivier Giroud or Antoine Griezmann.
Their midfield has also reinvented itself somewhat, with Griezmann playing deeper and Rabiot and Tchouameni in midfield instead of Pogba and Kante. There’s been no discernible difference in the way they’ve played, though, with the aforementioned new pair fitting seamlessly into their roles.
France is also strong defensively and refuses to give away too many chances. Raphael Varane and Dayot Upamecano at centre-back with Jules Kounde on the right side of defense is solid, while Theo Hernandez manages to keep the left a secret while Mbappé is licensed further forward.
Besides, if you had offered Deschamps a semi-final match against Morocco before the tournament, he would have broken your hand off. Admittedly, the African side has performed exceptionally well to reach this stage of the tournament, knocking out Spain and Portugal in the last 16 and quarter-finals respectively – but they can’t go all the way can they?
Maybe that’s a bit harsh, but France is just so much better than them on paper. Even on paper, France is a lot stronger than both Argentina and Croatia (the other semi-final), making them the clear favorites to win the 2022 World Cup.
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