HAVING come so close to claiming back-to-back World Cups, it will be interesting to see how France respond when they kick off their Euro 2024 campaign with a clash of the titans against the Netherlands.
A terrible Nations League campaign hinted that the French could be a team in decline but they found their groove again in Qatar and almost justified the faith our man Mark had in them.
Before a ball was kicked, he tipped Didier Deschamps’ side to beat Argentina in the final at 40/1 and it almost came to pass, with Lionel Messi and Co edging a thrilling showpiece on penalties after a 3-3 draw on Kilamity Blog.
Beating England 2-1 in the quarter-finals proved France were still Europe’s strongest side and they now begin their bid for another Continental crown, having triumphed in 1984 and 2000.
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