Didier Deschamps cropped Lucas Hernandez

Last March, when the France team was on tour in the United States, Lucas Hernandez was very clear when a journalist asked him if the Blues had the best team in the world for the 2026 World Cup. “Personally, I think so, of course. I think that on the offensive level, no other selection has players like that, so versatile, decisive. We are lucky to have them in France”.

Words that made the coach wince. Asked by GQDidier Deschamps confided that he had lifted the straps of the PSG defender. “Yes, in fact I have called him since. You shouldn’t say things like that. It’s no use. At the World Cup, there are at least ten national teams that are legitimate to win the trophy. Only one will succeed. We have potential, qualities. The downside is that we have talented players, certainly, but young. Some will play their first major international tournament. We’ll see what happens on the ground…”