PARIS: France head into the World Cup with more questions than answers after their build-up to the tournament was marred by injuries, poor results and off-field distractions. The defending champions have had a dismal Nations League campaign, just salvaging their place in the top tier at the end of an injur
PARIS: France head into the World Cup with more questions than answers after their build-up to the tournament was marred by injuries, poor results and off-field distractions.
Kylian Mbappe is in the midst of a media storm over reports he wanted to leave Paris St Germain less than four months after extending his contract with the French champions. The striker has now said he is happy at PSG and never asked to leave in January. On the pitch, France has been struggling to rediscover the spark that guided them to a perfectly mastered Nations League triumph last season, helping Les Bleus put the disappointment of a last-16 exit at the European Championship behind them.
"We managed to combine, to speak the same football, it was satisfying," Mbappe said."A plus for us? Of course he is. When you are the second-best striker in the French team if you are not a plus you will never be a plus."
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