Franck Leboeuf: Don't Worry France, Still New Energy at World Cup 2026

Ahead of the start of France's FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign, World Cup winner Franck Leboeuf has given Get French Football News his view on the state of the team. According to Leboeuf, he understands that the situation of Les Bleus now has similarities with the snake campaign in 2002, such as the records in their friendly matches—loss against Ivory Coast and win against Northern Ireland, same pattern then in Belgium and South Korea.

However, Leboeuf is positive about France's chances: "The team will be looking to bounce back after a tough defeat to Argentina in the past. With four World Cup finals since 1998, France's experience is still invaluable." Aside from the uncertainties in the midfield and defense, he is pushing the confidence of Didier Deschamps, as well as the quality of players such as William Saliba, Dayot Upamecano, Maxence Lacroix, Lucas Digne, and the Hernandez brothers.

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Leboeuf also showed that the midfield is strong, consisting of Adrien Rabiot, Aurélien Tchouameni, N'Golo Kanté, and Manu Koné. In attack, he is happy to have kept Michael Olise on the right and hopes Ousmane Dembélé will show real confidence, who he says seems hesitant when measured against the success of Kylian Mbappé. "It seems that Dembélé has an inferiority complex with Mbappé since they were just Paris Saint-Germain," said Leboeuf.

He added that the current form of Desiré Doué and Olise who are both delivering assists and goals is very important, something that was not seen in 2002 when Thierry Henry, Nicolas Anelka, and David Trezeguet did not form in the tune-up games. Leboeuf also boasted that even France's second string beat Brazil in March.

Although La Bleu is still considered advanced against most of the country, strong contenders are said to include Spain, Portugal, and England. But Leboeuf is confident that France have the depth, talent and determination to compete for World Cup 2026 success.

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