France put the World Cup on notice after their convincing 3-0 round of 32 win over Sweden on Tuesday, and FOX Sports\u2019 Zlatan Ibrahimovi\u0107 noted what makes the squad that talented \u2013 most notably the team’s attacking trio of Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9, Michael Olise and Kylian Mbapp\u00e9.<\/p>\n
“Take the five best players in the world. Three of them are on France\u2019s attack \u2013 Demb\u00e9l\u00e9, Olise and Mbapp\u00e9,” Ibrahimovi\u0107 said after France’s win, before adding Spain’s Lamine Yamal and Norway’s Erling Haaland to the list.<\/p>\n
“[Lionel] Messi is in his own class. But three of the top five are in this attack. It\u2019s not easy to make that combination.”<\/p>\n
Mbapp\u00e9 became the World Cup\u2019s all-time leading goalscorer in a knockout stage, notching 10 goals after his pair of goals against Sweden. On top of that? Mbapp\u00e9’s 18 career World Cup goals is only behind Messi’s 19 for the tournament\u2019s all-time goalscorer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Olise’s 41 goals in 46 appearances for Bayern Munich instantly translated onto the France national team, whose talent in the attack has complimented Mbapp\u00e9 and Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 well. Through France’s four World Cup games, Olise has already recorded a tournament-high five assists.<\/p>\n
Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9\u2019s 2025 Ballon d\u2019Or and Champions League title with PSG gave him the keys as one of the more powerful forwards in the game.\u00a0Now with Les Bleus, his four goals, which included a hat trick against Norway on June Friday, this tournament continues to make him a dangerous player on the field.<\/p>\n
What Ibrahimovi\u0107 also noted was how difficult it is to find a trio like this one that can create and produce, and drew comparison to a star-studded Paris Saint-Germain trio in Ligue 1.<\/p>\n
“We had an example on PSG, when they had Mbapp\u00e9, (Lionel) Messi and Neymar. It was not working 100%, but they don\u2019t have this ego\u2026” Ibrahimovi\u0107 continued. “And they also do the job off the ball, which is more important than on the ball. We know what they can do on the ball. They can decide the game by themselves, all of them.”<\/p>\n
Lionel Messi, Neymar and Mbapp\u00e9 played together from 2021\u201323 for PSG. Based on the combined talent for two seasons, not winning one Champions League title remained shocking, and was ultimately headlined by egos clashing. Between Demb\u00e9l\u00e9, Mbapp\u00e9 and Olise, their chemistry on the field has delivered in the World Cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Les Bleus advances to the round of 16 and will face Paraguay on July 4 at Philadelphia Stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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