With France already into the round of 16, the ESPN FC guys share their thoughts on Denmark and Australia’s chances of escaping Group C.
Christian Eriksen could play for “any club” in the world, according to Tottenham teammate Hugo Lloris.
The pair will face off when France play Denmark in Moscow on Tuesday, with Eriksen’s side in need of a point to ensure they make it to the knockout stages. Speaking to kicker, Lloris has singled out his club-mate as a player with the ability to not only make the difference in the game but also for any side.
“He can decide games, like in the playoffs against Ireland [when Eriksen scored a hat trick]….
The Kwese studio crew analyse Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappe’s movement and anticipation in the build-up to France’s goal against Peru.
France captain and goalkeeper Hugo Lloris praised Peru for their effort and called the match like playing an away game after Les Bleus won 1-0 in Yekaterinburg on Thursday to move to the top of Group C and confirm the South Americans exit before the round of 16.
Kylian Mbappe’s first-half strike secured all three points for the French and Lloris, who made an excellent low save to deny opposing captain Paolo Guerrero in the first half, admitted that the Peruvians did not give up without a fight.
“Peru…
Frank Leboeuf joins the ESPN FC crew to talk about France’s underwhelming display and what must be done to play to their potential.
France’s Raphael Varane believes the French media need to be more positive if they want France to do well at the World Cup.
Thursday will be a very special day in Hugo Lloris’ career. The France captain will earn his 100th cap against Peru in Yekaterinburg in Les Bleus’ second game of the 2018 World Cup. It is a wonderful achievement for the Tottenham goalkeeper and a milestone only achieved seven times in French football history.
Lloris will be in great company as a centurion alongside his current national team head coach Didier Deschamps (103), Patrick Vieira (107), Zinedine Zidane (108), Marcel Desailly (116),…
Frank Leboeuf joins the ESPN FC crew to talk about France’s underwhelming display and what must be done to play to their potential.
France’s Raphael Varane believes the French media need to be more positive if they want France to do well at the World Cup.
Stephanie Brantz caught up with Julien Laurens after France squeezed past Australia with a 2-1 win.
France’s players must overcome the pressure they felt in the opening match against Australia and go “beyond their capacity” if they are to ensure progress to the last 16 of the World Cup, skipper Hugo Lloris said on Wednesday.
France were made to work hard by a determined Australia in their Group C opener on Saturday before sealing a 2-1 win with the help an Antoine Griezmann penalty and an own goal by Aziz Behich which deflected off a strike by midfielder Paul Pogba.
“There is always pressure in…
France’s Kylian Mbappe insists too much was made by the media about his injury in training and that he is fit to play at the World Cup.
For France, Antoine Griezmann will star but the future is solely in Kylian Mbappe’s hands.
France captain and goalkeeper Hugo Lloris said his team enjoyed Antoine Griezmann’s production of “The Decision,” which resulted in the Atletico Madrid forward opting to stay with the club.
Lloris emphasised on Friday the group’s focus on the World Cup, getting off to a good start in Saturday’s opener against Australia and the importance of an unburdened Griezmann.
“We are very focused on the World Cup — we are anxious to get underway,” Lloris said at a news conference in Kazan, Russia. “We experienced…
Dele Alli started the scoring and Harry Kane netted his 27th goal of the season as Tottenham handled Watford.
Dele Alli started the scoring and Harry Kane netted his 27th goal of the season as Tottenham handled Watford.
Mauricio Pochettino discusses how Tottenham dug out a win against Watford, emphasizing that it’s difficult to keep playing at a high level for 10 months.
Harry Kane reacts to Spurs’ win over Watford, his desire to hit the 30-goal mark in the race for the Golden Boot and more.
In a sense, this was a match which followed the expected script as Tottenham secured a 2-0 home win over a Watford side with a poor away record, while Harry Kane was on target.
In truth though, this was a harder-fought victory than the scoreline suggests. Having been gifted a breakthrough when Orestis Karnezis dropped a cross that led to a Dele Alli, Spurs seemed to become complacent, and Hugo Lloris had to make three key interventions to maintain the hosts’ lead.
But the north Londoners were more…
The FC panel answer your tweets on Man City’s consistency, Jose Mourinho’s standing among top managers and Antoine Griezmann’s future.
With only a month of Premier League football to go, Nick Miller looks back at all the highs and lows in the Premier League this weekend.
Goal of the weekend
This season Mohamed Salah been that priceless old combination of a great goalscorer and a scorer of great goals. His latest effort, his 40th of the season — over all competitions — making him the first Liverpool player to reach that mark since Ian Rush, was a piece of brilliant ingenuity, an improvised looping header against Bournemouth…
Manchester City ended their three-match losing run with a convincing win over Tottenham at Wembley Stadium.
Ross Dyer and Steve Nicol break down Manchester City’s win over Tottenham at Wembley, which brought Man City’s three-match losing run to a halt.
English Premier League: Christian Eriksen (42′) Tottenham 1-2 Manchester City
Spurs’ unbeaten run in the Premier League came to an end as they were comprehensively defeated by champions-elect Manchester City. The visitors started much the brighter, moving the ball around quickly, and cruised into a two-goal lead by taking advantage of poor defending.
Tottenham got a goal back just before the break through a deflection off Christian Eriksen and the home team briefly threatened a revival early in the second half. But City were by far the better side, and when another Hugo Lloris…
Manchester City ended their three-match losing run with a convincing win over Tottenham at Wembley Stadium.
English Premier League: Raheem Sterling (72′) Tottenham 1-3 Manchester City
English Premier League: Ilkay Gundogan (25′) Tottenham 0-2 Manchester City LONDON — Three points from Wembley on Manchester City’s 3-1 win over Tottenham in the Premier League.
1. City end skid, edge closer to the title
Manchester City moved to within three points of clinching the Premier League title by ending their three-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory against Tottenham at Wembley.
Pep Guardiola’s team, who suffered three defeats in the space of six days against Liverpool (twice) and Manchester United, could be crowned champions as early as Sunday if Man United…
Mauricio Pochettino praised his team after Tottenham Hotspur defeated Chelsea at Stamford Bridge for the first time in 28 years.
Tottenham captain Hugo Lloris says criticism of Dele Alli is unfair and has compared the midfielder to his France teammate Paul Pogba.
Alli scored a brace in Spurs’ 3-1 win at Chelsea on Sunday, helping to dampen talk that he has been below par this season.
Pogba has also found himself out-of-favour this term and Lloris says both need time to mature.
“It is not easy for them [Alli and Pogba] because you need to give time to them to get to the right age, to be mature,” Lloris is quoted as saying…