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Moscow – When teenager Kylian Mbappe scored France's fourth goal in the World Cup final, the spirits turned to the possibility that the French imitate the dominant Brazilian teams led by their grandmother attacker Pele. -old Mbappe became the second teenager after Pele scored in the World Cup final, as a talented French team beat Croatia 4-2 to win the sport's first prize for the second time, 20 years after their first triumph .
Pele He made it at the age of 17 in 1958, causing a period of dominance as Brazil won three World Cups over a 12-year period, culminating in a final victory unilateral on Italy in 1970.
Mbappe and Pele, the Parisian still has a long way to go to get closer to the achievements of the great Brazilian.
But the early Mbappe could be one of the pillars of a French team with the potential to dominate the world. Pele and Antoine Griezmann, man of the match in Sunday's final in Moscow, in attack, with Paul Pogba in the midfield engine room and the powerful Samuel Umtiti and Raphael Varane in defense.
Their World Cup team had an average age of over 26 and they have an abundance of world-clbad players, but the way the team has negotiated the tournament with intelligence and Even more reasons to be optimistic
France was efficient, calculative, intelligent and commanding in most of her matches without showing a great deal of flair.
In the seven games played in Russia, they averaged 48
Tactically they were able to adapt throughout the tournament and show flexibility – the hallmark of a successful team .
Their chances of continuing on a winning track The fact that the coach Didier Deschamps, very popular with his players, remains in the position for at least two more years, also strengthens him.
He has a contract until 2020, but with huge potential on which to support him being tempted to extend his reign.
"Today there were imperfections, we did not do everything right, but we had those mental and psychological qualities that were decisive for this World Cup," said Deschamps after the final .
With such qualities, there is a legitimate reason to believe that there will be more glory days for French football.
Reuters
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