After the great success against Ukraine which allowed the French team to punch their ticket for the
World Cup 2026 (4-0), Kylian Mbappé reiterated that the great adventure in America will almost be split into two very distinct competitions: the group stage and the knockout stage.
The first could be without any major obstacle for the Blues. Logically placed in the first hat thanks to its recent results (winner in 2018 and finalist in 2022), Didier Deschamps’ team can expect an affordable group.
Kylian Mbappé and Didier Deschamps.
Above all, she will have the privilege of avoiding the other top seeds on the field: Spain, Argentina, England, Brazil, Portugal, the Netherlands and Belgium. A list to which are added the three host countries of the competition (Mexico, United States, Canada).
World Cup: Which opponents for the Blues
Among the teams in hat 2, certain opponents could give the French team a hard time, like Croatia, Morocco, Colombia, Switzerland or Japan. But the Blues can also come across old acquaintances, like Denmark or Senegal, or a representative from the Asian zone, like South Korea or Iran.
Hat 3 is fairly homogeneous with nations that can have a card to play: Norway, Egypt, Algeria, Paraguay, Tunisia and Ivory Coast. If vigilance is required for the Blues, the possibility of having another match much simpler to manage is real, with the presence of Jordan, Cape Verde, Ghana and New Zealand in the fourth hat. Response on December 5.
After the great success against Ukraine which allowed the French team to punch their ticket for the
World Cup 2026 (4-0), Kylian Mbappé reiterated that the great adventure in America will almost be split into two very distinct competitions: the group stage and the knockout stage.
The first could be without any major obstacle for the Blues. Logically placed in the first hat thanks to its recent results (winner in 2018 and finalist in 2022), Didier Deschamps’ team can expect an affordable group.
Kylian Mbappé and Didier Deschamps.
Above all, she will have the privilege of avoiding the other top seeds on the field: Spain, Argentina, England, Brazil, Portugal, the Netherlands and Belgium. A list to which are added the three host countries of the competition (Mexico, United States, Canada).
World Cup: Which opponents for the Blues
Among the teams in hat 2, certain opponents could give the French team a hard time, like Croatia, Morocco, Colombia, Switzerland or Japan. But the Blues can also come across old acquaintances, like Denmark or Senegal, or a representative from the Asian zone, like South Korea or Iran.
Hat 3 is fairly homogeneous with nations that can have a card to play: Norway, Egypt, Algeria, Paraguay, Tunisia and Ivory Coast. If vigilance is required for the Blues, the possibility of having another match much simpler to manage is real, with the presence of Jordan, Cape Verde, Ghana and New Zealand in the fourth hat. Response on December 5.
