real favourites.” Speaking on the eve of the semi-final against Spain, France’s manager Didier Deschamps named the reigning European champions as favourites. The French manager is thus attempting to shift the pressure onto his opponents. “This puts more pressure on them because of everything they’ve achieved, even though they lost the Nations League final to Portugal. But they’re an excellent team with many strengths,” he added to Movistar TV. “Above all, it’s the first World Cup semi-final and the standard is already extremely high,” concluded the French manager, who has maintained this view of Spain since the start of the tournament.
2026 World Cup, Deschamps on France v Spain: “Spain are the favourites”
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real favourites.” Speaking on the eve of the semi-final against Spain, France’s manager Didier Deschamps named the reigning European champions as favourites. The French manager is thus attempting to shift the pressure onto his opponents. “This puts more pressure on them because of everything they’ve achieved, even though they lost the Nations League final to Portugal. But they’re an excellent team with many strengths,” he added to Movistar TV. “Above all, it’s the first World Cup semi-final and the standard is already extremely high,” concluded the French manager, who has maintained this view of Spain since the start of the tournament.
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