Didier Deschamps could smile about it. He decided to maintain his 4-2-3-1, which some already saw as being trashed for the final phase, but it is an attacking trio that the whole world talks about every time the France team goes out. With a new goal from Mbappé, and another from Dembélé, during the Blues’ victory against Morocco in the quarter-final of the World Cup (2-0) on Thursday, the statistics of these last two players continue to impress.
8 goals and 3 assists for Kylian Mbappé, 5 goals and 2 assists for Ousmane Dembélé, and 5 assists for Michael Olise. Too bad if the latter did not have his best match of the competition against the Atlas Lions, he broadcasts a constant threat, between his passing quality and his ability to find shooting angles. It almost doesn’t matter who the 4th thief is, whether it’s Désiré Doué (1 goal) or Bradley Barcola (2 goals all the same).
How to stop them?
Obviously, it is Kylian Mbappé’s statistics that particularly attract attention, and there are many of them. With his goal against Morocco, he became the first player in history to be involved in 100 goals for the French team (goals and assists). He has scored 20 goals in the World Cup, including 11 in the final phase!
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For the adversaries encountered, it is almost impossible to put in place an anti-Mbappé plan. Because behind him, and this is his chance, it is Dembélé, Olise, Barcola, Doué who present themselves, with an arsenal of different weapons. Clearly, the challenge for the future opponent, whether Spain or Belgium, will be to succeed in silencing the French attack, never muzzled once in this 2026 World Cup.
