- France spring surprises in selection for Argentina game
- Team on a par with best in world, says Yoann Huget
France’s unpredictability these days tends to be in their team selection rather than their play, but after being named in a side to face Argentina on Saturday that surprised even the French media, the wing Yoann Huget believes Les Bleus are equipped not just to beat England to the top position in the group but reach the final.
France’s bench contains three players who did not feature in any of the pre-World Cup warm-ups while the centre Virimi Vakatawa made a single appearance as a replacement against Italy. Their last two World Cup campaigns ere notable for left-field selections at outside-half and the 20-year old Romain Ntamack, who plays in the centre for Toulouse, has been chosen there ahead of the experienced Camille Lopez even though heavy rain is forecast in Tokyo this weekend.
Written by Paul Rees in Tokyo
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/19/france-confident-of-pipping-england-to-top-spot-and-going-all-the-way-to-world-cup-final under the title “France confident of pipping England to top spot and going all the way to World Cup final”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
