France headline tough World Cup Group I as Mbappe faces Haaland

France headline tough World Cup Group I as Mbappe faces Haaland

Winners in 2018 and runners-up in 2022, France arrive at this World Cup as one of the leading contenders, but the planet's top-ranked team face stiff tests against Senegal and Norway in Group I, which…

France in tough W. Cup group test

PARIS — Winners in 2018 and runners-up in 2022, France arrive at this World Cup as one of the leading contenders, but the planet’s top-ranked team face stiff tests against Senegal and Norway in Group I, which also features outsiders Iraq. Les Bleus have won the World Cup twice and lost two further finals on penalties in the last seven editions, including last time in Qatar when they were beaten by Argentina in a shoot-out after Kylian Mbappe sco…

Mbappe’s France face dangerous Group I tests

Winners in 2018 and runners-up in 2022, France arrive at this World Cup as one of the leading contenders, but the planet’s top-ranked team face stiff tests against Senegal and Norway in Group I, which also features outsiders Iraq. Les Bleus have won the World Cup twice and lost two further finals on penalties in the last seven editions, including last time in Qatar when they were beaten by Argentina in a shoot-out after Kylian Mbappe scored a ha…