Does the French brilliance depend on the tactical solution found against Senegal?

2026-06-30 19:22 © scanpix

In the World Championship, the French national team is demonstrating the kind of football that fans expected since the Euro 2024 tournament.

For many years, the team coached by Didier Deschamps was criticized for its overly cautious and pragmatic style of play, where the main goal was the result rather than beautiful football.

As the English press writes, this year a turning point became one tactical decision in the group stage – the positional swap of Michael Olise and Ousmane Dembélé after halftime in the match against Senegal.

After this change, France's attack became much more dangerous, players gained more freedom to switch positions, and the team started creating opportunities and scoring more goals.

It is said that Deschamps has somewhat abandoned his conservative philosophy and allowed the team to play more boldly.

In the World Championship round of 16, the French will face the Swedish squad. The match is scheduled to take place tonight at 00:00.