{"id":517447,"date":"2026-06-30T01:22:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T01:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/517447\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T01:22:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T01:22:14","slug":"deschamps-hopes-frances-capacity-for-danger-continues-in-sweden-world-cup-test-world-cup-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/517447\/","title":{"rendered":"Deschamps hopes France\u2019s \u2018capacity for danger\u2019 continues in Sweden World Cup test | World Cup 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Didier Deschamps has warned France\u2019s rivals that the team will not change their attacking approach to this World Cup<\/a>, saying as he prepared for the last-32 tie against Sweden on Tuesday: \u201cWe have a capacity for danger, and I want us to keep it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The France<\/a> head coach said it was \u201cgood to be busy\u201d as he returned to the camp after time at home fol\u00adlowing the death of his mother last week. Deschamps expressed gratitude for the support he had received from his team after his bereavement, in another sign of the tight bond among Les Bleus this summer.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been labelled as favourites before and, after what we did in the last three matches, that hasn\u2019t gone away,\u201d Deschamps said. \u201cBut it\u2019s back to square one now. We\u2019re preparing for a competition within the competition. We have to face a team who have nothing to lose and can give us some problems. We are confident, not overconfident, but in terms of intentions we will look to continue what we managed in the group.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe scored 10 goals in the group stage<\/a> and we could have scored more. We did concede too many goalscoring opportunities too and I imagine some will wonder: can we manage like this? But we did so four years ago and other teams are doing the same. When we have the ball we don\u2019t have a problem, when we don\u2019t have possession we\u2019re going to have to be efficient. But we have a \u00adcapacity to generate danger, which is a strength, and I want us to keep it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Deschamps rejoined his squad on Friday after travelling to France on compassionate leave. In his absence a request by the team to wear black armbands during the match against Norway was rejected by Fifa. \u00adDeschamps said the decision \u201cdidn\u2019t change a lot for me, to be honest\u201d, but explained he was touched by the messages he had received from his players. \u201cI didn\u2019t need it,\u201d he said of the armband. \u201cWith what the \u00adplayers and staff members did and all the messages I received, I didn\u2019t need a sign, I already had enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

Adrien Rabiot, one of Deschamps\u2019 most trusted lieutenants, said the coach had been very much in the thoughts of France\u2019s players over the past week. \u201cWhen he announced the passing of his mother \u2026 it was a shock,\u201d Rabiot said. \u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s so easy to have to grieve in these conditions, but this is football, we have the World Cup and it\u2019s the way it is. He came back with willpower to go as far as possible. We are united, we know what he\u2019s going through, and we will try to give him something to rejoice over, it\u2019s the least we can do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of France\u2019s opponents, \u00adDeschamps was complimentary about a \u201csolid\u201d Sweden<\/a> side with world-class forwards. \u201cThey are very physical with good capabilities and in the \u00adattacking line there is a lot of quality,\u201d he said. \u201cThey have two good players in the midfield, there are set pieces and long throw-ins. They\u2019re a solid team, then look at the three attackers. They are very good players and play in big clubs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Graham Potter and the Sweden players applaud the fans after draw against Japan at Dallas Stadium secured qualification. Photograph: Hannah McKay\/Reuters<\/p>\n

France have few injury concerns as they prepare for a quickening of the schedule, with this their second game in five days. The striker Marcus Thuram will not be fit for the game with a \u201clittle muscular issue\u201d, while N\u2019Golo Kant\u00e9 looks set to be fit for the bench. William Saliba continues to be managed with a back injury, but Deschamps said he had no doubts over his key defender.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEverything is organised so that he only has to do what he should,\u201d he said. \u201cHe\u2019s not at 100% but if he\u2019s at 99%, all is good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Graham Potter, meanwhile, claimed his Sweden team would have to \u201cplay the game of our lives\u201d if they were to have a chance of defeating France. \u201cThey\u2019ve got quality all over, from the start or off the bench,\u201d the Swedish head coach said. \u201cWe have full respect for the opponent, for the quality of the individuals that are on the team, what they\u2019ve achieved, the fact they have a fantastic manager. So we know the exciting challenge that awaits us. We have to play the game of our lives, clearly, but the boys are in a really good place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Potter repeatedly emphasised the positive in looking forward to the match and rejected any claim that the team had something to prove, although they will be without the defender Alexander Hien, who has a hamstring strain. \u201cIf we\u2019re honest, where we are now compared to where we were, it\u2019s a huge opportunity,\u201d the 51-year-old said. \u201cThis team has already given me some amazing memories that I will always be grateful for. Our biggest strength is our togetherness and we\u2019re just fighting every day to keep improving. We\u2019re playing one of the biggest teams in the world and for me the feeling is just one of excitement.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Didier Deschamps has warned France\u2019s rivals that the team will not change their attacking approach to this World…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":517448,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[85,46,105],"class_list":["post-517447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=517447"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517447\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/517448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=517447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=517447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=517447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}