Jul 1, 2026 · 38 min · 11 segments
Jason Pine is joined by football coach and commentator Stu Widdowson as the round-of-32 continues at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. France cruise into the last 16 with a 3-0 victory over Sweden and look…
Stu WiddowsonGuest
Jason PineHost
Before we start unpacking this game in a bit of detail, they're favourite to win the whole thing, aren't they now? Or even if they weren't before?
I don't think anybody can stop that front four of Barclay, Mbappe, Dembele and Alisse.
Sweden just couldn't get a grip to them and consequently felt the wrath of the French attack.
What do you do? What can you do? Maybe it'll need a team later in the tournament because that's when the cream rises to the top.
I thought tactically they sat very deep, didn't they, and found it hard to maintain any form of possession to then get forward with the ball.
But I thought Jokeres and Izak had little moments, but they were few and far between.
Yeah, and I thought when they went 3-0 down, they just wanted to get out of there, eh? I mean, you know, we've all been in teams where we're being beaten.
So I guess you'd say, well, if they only scored three goals out of 25 shots, maybe they need to be a bit more clinical.
Before we start unpacking this game in a bit of detail, they're favourite to win the whole thing, aren't they now? Or even if they weren't before?
I don't think anybody can stop that front four of Barclay, Mbappe, Dembele and Alisse.
Sweden just couldn't get a grip to them and consequently felt the wrath of the French attack.
What do you do? What can you do? Maybe it'll need a team later in the tournament because that's when the cream rises to the top.
I thought tactically they sat very deep, didn't they, and found it hard to maintain any form of possession to then get forward with the ball.
But I thought Jokeres and Izak had little moments, but they were few and far between.
Yeah, and I thought when they went 3-0 down, they just wanted to get out of there, eh? I mean, you know, we've all been in teams where we're being beaten.
So I guess you'd say, well, if they only scored three goals out of 25 shots, maybe they need to be a bit more clinical.
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