France at the World Cup
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The American one is World Cup number 17 for France, the eighth in a row and potentially the third held after those of 1998 and 2018. For eight years Deschamps’ team has been stable one of the strongest teams in the worldgiven the depth of its squad and the very high quality of the players available. Mbappé, Dembelé, Olise are just the peak of the talent present in the squad, which will aim to reach the third consecutive final, equaling the record held by West Germany (1982-1986-1990). The arrival at the World Cup coincided with five wins and a draw, the best attack in Group D and the best defence, with only four goals conceded. The star is obviously the captain Kylian Mbappetoday at 55 goals scored for the national team, -2 from the all-time top scorer Olivier Giroud. The Real Madrid striker is also chasing another incredible record in this tournament: at just 27 years old he could become the player with the most goals in the World Cup. In fact, at 16, Miroslav Klose, a former German striker, looks down on him, who Mbappé could reach by scoring four goals, given that in the previous three editions he scored 12.