With the title of World Cup, France could launch a dynasty

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA-It's good for the French to make a lot of champagne, because with the trophy potential of his team that will compete in Sunday's World Cup final, they could swim in the years to come.

The Spanish team that has won everything – two European Championships and one World Cup – in a tremendous triumph from 2008 to 2012, the clever and young Blues could have the chance to win. cloth of a dynasty.

Why?

A lot of talent, not only on the field, but also on the bench and in France

A defense that demolished Belgium, the most prolific World Cup team, in a semifinal if captivating "

Youth, so many young people, running through the key positions of the team as an electric current. The average age of the starting lineup of France in the 1-0 win against Belgium was under 26 years old. Good for many years to come.

And – he should really be at the top of the list – Kylian Mbappé and certainly the best candidate for the prize for best player of the World Cup

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Imagine how much better Diamond will be at 21, at the 2020 European Championship, or at 23, at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and so on. The mind jumps on the potential of the 19-year-old man who could be the best deal of Paris Saint-Germain, bought a year ago for 180 million euros and maybe the double today after four fantastic weeks in Russia

The timing of France is good too. Coach Didier Deschamps is preparing his plays as the other powers of football in Europe would do

Portugal, the reigning European champion, will soon have to find a way to win without Cristiano Ronaldo, still remarkably effective at 33 years old. Germany is in disarray, looking for scapegoats and answers, after the 2014 World Cup champion is out of the group stage this time around.

And Spain whipped his tiki-taka game of possession and death and must find a new path to victory and without midfielder Andres Iniesta, who retired after the defeat of the 39, Spain to Russia in the first round knockout. Spain's new coach Luis Enrique has a hard time

In short, there is a void to fill and France is ready to do it.

Unless the English come first. built his team around young players.

For months, Deschamps downplayed expectations by pointing out that French youth was a disadvantage, not its strength. Certainly, the team of France who won the World Cup in 1998 with Deschamps as captain was considerably older. But the strength of this team is that its young players already have wise heads that belie their tender years.

At only 25 years old, Raphael Varane is a rock in the French defense, with the speed of a young man but the maturity of the great game to have won several trophies with Real Madrid. With his partner behind, Samuel Umtiti, barely 24 years old, France has a central defensive double that should frustrate the attackers in the future.

The goal of Umtiti against Belgium was only his third goal for France. But his quality – he surpassed the biggest Marouane Fellaini at the head in a corner – suggested that there might be more where it comes from.

Paul Pogba, at age 25, slows down his natural exuberance, his playground "

On the flanks, left-back Lucas Hernandez and right-back Benjamin Pavard, both 22 years, continue to impress. Pavard sometimes struggled against the speed of the Belgian Eden Hazard and played with more restraint than in previous games, missing several opportunities to bring the ball to Mbappé when he was shopping.

But Pavard and Hernandez have shown that they are very fast. The victory against Belgium was, for each of them, only the 11th time that they played for France. Remarkable that their 12th match will be a World Cup final. Digging these two treasures was one of Deschamps' most intelligent moves

The big questions for France before Sunday revolve around its central strike partnership of Antoine Griezmann and Olivier Giroud. Both have wasted opportunities against Belgium. Griezmann, at 27, still has a future with France. But Giroud, at the age of 31 years, looks more and more like a strange man, the weak link and heavy when France is moving at full speed, unable to follow the inventiveness of Mbappé and his exploits d & # 39; Usain Bolt.

perhaps to move Mbappé to the center of the attack of France and put Giroud on pasture.

But how and where to better use Mbappé is a good problem to have.

First things first: win Sunday, turn all that juvenile promise into a trophy, so that others can follow