France aiming to reach third consecutive final

France and Sweden will compete in the last 32 of the World Cup starting at 2:45 am in New Jersey, USA.

Ashad 17, 2083

AFP

France aiming to reach third consecutive final

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France and Sweden will face off in the last 32 of the World Cup in New Jersey, USA. The winner of this match will play the winner between Mexico and Ecuador in the last 16.

The Swedish team has strikers like Alexander Isak and Viktor Goykurez. They have not shown their potential at the World Cup like they did at the club level.

But the main concern for the Swedish team is the defense. Sweden will have to face the challenges of not only Kylian Mbappe, but also Ousmane Dembele and Michael Olis. Mbappe has scored four goals in the tournament, while Ballon d'Or winner Dembele scored a hat-trick in the final group match against Norway. Olis has only provided four assists in this World Cup.

France, who have scored 10 goals in three group matches, are in the running to reach the final for the third time in a row. France will also have to improve their defense a lot for this. If France wins this match, they will not have to face Germany in the last 16. Because Germany was defeated by Paraguay on penalties the night before. France coach Didier Deschamps has been saying that Sweden has nothing to lose. “Sweden are playing safe, so they will do everything possible to win,” Deschamps said. “We have to stay calm, focus on our goals.” France, who won the World Cup in Russia in 2018, lost to Argentina on penalties in the World Cup final in Qatar four years later. Sweden, on the other hand, reached the knockout stage as the best third-placed team despite losing 5-1 to the Netherlands in the group stage. Sweden coach Graham Porter said that they would have some special plans to defeat France.

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