World Cup power rankings: France, Spain, Argentina and England were the top 4 all along
FranceFrance has been my top team for most of the tournament, and the 2-0 win over Morocco in the quarterfinals provided no reasons to change anything.For the first time in the tournament, France did not have the majority of possession but still looked untroubled throughout. France consistently exploited the space behind Achraf Hakimi, which is an obvious strategy with Kylian Mbappé on the left and Hakimi as Morocco’s chief attacking-third threat. I wouldn’t be shocked by any realistic France-Spain result, but there’s a greater chance of France blowing out Spain than vice versa.2.
- ▪FranceFrance has been my top team for most of the tournament, and the 2-0 win over Morocco in the quarterfinals provided no reasons to change anything.For the first time in the tournament, France did not have the majority of possession but
- ▪France consistently exploited the space behind Achraf Hakimi, which is an obvious strategy with Kylian Mbappé on the left and Hakimi as Morocco’s chief attacking-third threat.
- ▪I wouldn’t be shocked by any realistic France-Spain result, but there’s a greater chance of France blowing out Spain than vice versa.2.
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