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France midfielder sees a nice mix of youth and experience but says 2002 World Cup failure gives Les Bleus cause to be careful
A graph of France’s recent World Cup history would look like the teeth of a saw, offering a sharp reminder that although they are deservedly among the favourites to be crowned world champions in Moscow next month, there is no guarantee things will run smoothly for an extraordinarily gifted side.
France’s greatest triumph in the tournament, in 1998, came between two biting failures, as they did not even qualify in 1994 and departed the 2002 edition without so much as scoring a goal. After reaching the final again in 2006 they flopped out of the 2010 tournament amid bile and farce. So senior French players, in particular, do not need to be told that dreams can give way to humiliation if focus blurs, standards slip, nerves fray or even just if fortune looks askance at their side.
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