France's squad is so stacked, their second XI would have a good chance of winning the World Cup outright.
France are entering the World Cup as one of the big favourites but their squad is so stacked, a second XI would have a good chance too.
France’s final warm-up match saw them dispatch Northern Ireland 3-1 thanks to a Michael Olise hat-trick and as they cross the Atlantic, no one will be looking forward to a game against Les Bleus.
Didier Deschamps looked as if he started his first-choice XI against Michael O’Neill’s team, but if those 11 players were barred, how good would the team be? Here’s the France backup XI that could challenge for the World Cup on its own.
