With the first batch of UEFA Nations League matches now complete, it is a great time to look at the squads ahead of the World Cup in Qatar. The Nations League provides a glimpse into each of the teams before the winter, as they are pitted against opponents of similar calibre.
There have been some interesting results in each of the groups but the most significant event is that France are winless at the bottom of League A Group 1 having only picked up two points. The 2018 World Cup winners are still one of the strongest teams in Europe, as their ranking third in the FIFA ranking suggests, and would have been expected to win the majority of their group matches after winning the tournament in 2020-21.
This article will be a tactical analysis of the France Nations League campaign in the form of a team scout report. It will be an analysis of the reasons behind their disastrous form, from managerial tactics to players communication.
The Group
After the first four matches, France sit at the bottom of their group having drawn two matches away from home against Austria and Croatia. Arguably, France have the weakest group in League A with Denmark the only opponent within the top 15 of the FIFA rankings. With this in mind, for Les Bleus to have not won one game out of the four is astonishing.
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