Method: In each match, players receive a mark if they play at least 45 minutes during the match. The final score is the average of all their Worlds scores.
Hugo Lloris: 6.3
Four years following the Moscow summit and a huge World Cup, Hugo Lloris has given the cover to Qatar. With one difference, the Tottenham goalkeeper gained momentum over the laps with, in particular, an appointment he did not want to miss. That he mightn’t miss. England in the quarter-finals. Challenged, he showed that he was not on the downward slope. In the semi and final, he signed a few miracles as usual. The penalty shootout revealed, once once more, his Achilles heel.
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Steve Mandanda: 4
As in 2018, he will have had his match. The third, that of the hairdressers. But this time he took a goal. And he lost once morest Tunisia (1-0). For a month, Steve Mandanda, who perhaps no longer imagined taking part in a World Cup, will have played the role of the big brother, the wise leader, wonderfully.
Alphonse Areola: not rated
Third goalkeeper for the Blues in 2018, same status in 2022. He played his role without having a single minute on the clock.
Lucas Hernandez: not rated
His World Cup lasted nine minutes. A terrible injury once morest Australia in the first meeting of the World Cup and the Bavarian had to return to Munich for surgery. A ruptured cruciate ligament in the right knee. He followed the adventure from afar, thanks to his little brother Théo, with whom he was in daily contact.
Theo Hernandez: 5
He had left to play the linings of his brother, on the left flank. And then, following nine minutes, he was thrown into the deep end. To sound the tocsin with a decisive pass for Adrien Rabiot. His World Cup will have been faithful to what we imagined: carried forward, as on his goal in the semi-finals, and not always reassuring. His final, played with fear in his stomach, will remain as a task for his first World Cup.
Raphael Varane: 5.4
The time trial was tense, he won it. Injured on October 22, the central defender returned in time to play in the World Cup. Well, almost… Raphaël Varane wasn’t ready for Australia, but he started once morest Denmark in the second group match. In legs quickly, he reassured his world. He failed once morest Tunisia before brilliantly restoring his performance. There remains this final, played out of breath, and this misalignment on the third Argentinian goal. Too many minutes for him in this tournament.
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Dayot Upamecano: 6,6
Didier Deschamps believed in him, once morest all odds. After the first complicated capes, an almost sickly timidity and feverishness, Dayot Upamecano came out of his shell. Against Australia, in the duels and the relaunch, he showed himself in his best light. The left axis was a depopulated sector, due to the injury of Presnel Kimpembe in particular. The Bayern Munich defender has more than filled the void. The most reliable and the most consistent in the typical defense of the Blues.
Ibrahima Konate: 7
His first steps with the Blues had been interesting. His first World Cup will have been caustic. Whether once morest Australia, in place of Raphaël Varane, or once morest Morocco, in that of Dayot Upamecano, the Liverpool player will have been ruthless in the duels. Not shy for a penny, he held the shock. And to think that he is “only” number 3… A bright future in blue.
Jules Kounde: 5.3
Didier Deschamps had warned him: he would be on the right side and no longer in the axis, since the system with three centrals had lived. Called to replace a dropped Benjamin Pavard, the Barcelonan did the job. He doesn’t have crazy attacking qualities, we knew that, he’s not a lateral at heart, we weren’t surprised. But the man with the chain did his best to hold his own for a month. As best they might.
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Benjamin Pavard : 4
In his head, he is a central defender. In that of Didier Deschamps, he had become a right side once more, while the four-man defense made its comeback on stage. He lost his place in the first match, marked by a gross marking foul on the Australian opener. The following ? There were none. He was not in the ideal arrangements to compete in a World Cup. His state of mind in the group will nevertheless have been irreproachable.
Axel Disasi: 4
The very last minute guest. He is the one who replaced Presnel Kimpembe, package. Also having to make up for the sudden “absence” of Benjamin Pavard, the Monegasque found himself as a substitute right-back. He played once morest Tunisia, entered at the very end of the match once morest Poland and in the final once morest Argentina.
William Saliba: not rated
Launched like a bullet and intractable at Arsenal, he is one of the losers of the redistribution of cards in central defense. Called to play at least Raphaël Varane’s doubles in the right axis, his World Cup will have been summed up in 27 minutes of play once morest Tunisia. A straw.
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Adrian Rabiot: 6.4
We will not speak of revelation, because we already knew it. With its qualities and its defects. But now we know that Rabiot can do great things and regularly. Didier Deschamps gave him the keys: projections, authority and recovery, the Juventus Turin player managed a huge world until this final where he was like his teammates for 70 minutes, once morest the grain. Against Australia, it was he who sounded the revolt with a goal and an assist. Hats off to the resurrection.
Eduardo Camavinga: 4,5
Normally, Eduardo Camavinga is a midfielder. But since he is left-handed, since he had already played in the position, since Lucas Hernandez had to return to Germany too quickly, the former Rennais was propelled as a spare left side. We saw it once morest Tunisia. And it was… complicated, especially in the first half. Camavinga tackled in all directions, because he was often late. But in the end, in the most beautiful setting, it brought personality and life. He deserves to come back quickly but to his post, this time.
Aurelien Tchouameni: 5.3
Paul Pogba and N’Golo Kanté out, we imagined that Aurélien Tchouameni would shine in the heart of the French midfielder. He did not shine, because Didier Deschamps asked him, above all, to secure the building. But the former Bordeaux acquitted himself of his task with unfailing seriousness. His strike once morest England will remain his moment of light in the World Cup. And its finale, where it lacked juice and precision, like a shadow.
Aurélien Tchouaméni and Kylian Mbappé (French team) during the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
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Youssouf Fofana: 3,75
Propelled fourth man in the midfield and first entrant in the midfield, Youssouf Fofana was entitled, thanks to the virus, to a semi-final of the World Cup once morest Morocco. Aligned in place of Rabiot, sick, he will have passed his passing exam. His only big fault note: Tunisia where, like his friends, he was lost in the midfield and was at the origin of the only goal of the match.
Matteo Guendouzi: 3
Like Jordan Veretout, the Marseillais, who arrived at the Blues at the start of the year, was a complementary player. We saw it during the hairdressers’ match once morest Tunisia. We did not fully understand what Didier Deschamps expected of him, at the heart of a rather baroque midfield. On arrival, a performance to forget. But he will be able to tell his grandchildren that he played in a World Cup match.
Jordan Veretout: 4
He was one of the surprises on the list. It remained at this stage. He too had the right to face Tunisia. And he too had a rather complicated start to the evening. He was at the heart of a midfield without a tail or a head. He failed to make sense of it.
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Antoine Griezmann: 6.9
The other huge man from the World Cup. The balance point of the Blues. Their metronome, whatever, until that damn finale where it disappeared. Brought back a notch, to do the job for two, Antoine Griezmann still largely succeeded in his competition. No, Griezmann wasn’t finished. The Madrilenian has achieved immense benefits. Against Morocco, we saw him play 4, 6, 8 and sometimes 10. Essential. And even if his final, missed in the great widths, necessarily throws a veil on his World Cup. But he is and will remain a giant of French football.
Olivier Giroud: 6
We wondered until the end if Didier Deschamps would take him to Qatar to play understudy for Karim Benzema. And then, the Madrilenian was injured, gave up and Giroud found himself on the front line. 0 goals in 2018, 4 in 2022 + the more than honorary title of top scorer in the history of the Blues (53 goals), the Milanese succeeded in the World Cup which will finally make everyone agree on his role and place in the history of the France team. He only missed his final. 41 minutes to fight in vain and without a ball, and a star that flies away.
Kylian Mbappe: 7
8 goals. A legendary World Cup: Kylian Mbappé has kept the promises that his immense talent conveys on a daily basis. His World Cup of all records has brought him into a new dimension and he is, without question, the new boss of this French team. His hat-trick in the final ranks him among the absolute legends of this game. 23 years old, 12 goals like Pelé. Exceptional.
Kylian Mbappe
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Ousmane Dembele: 5.5
In 2022, he was the counterpart of Blaise Matuidi in 2018. At Blaise, Didier Deschamps had asked to hold the left lane and attack. In Ousmane, the coach asked to hold the right and defend. The Barcelonan did all that and as best he might. He sometimes seemed shy in his initiatives, but his work behind the scenes, unusual for him, was essential for a long time… until his completely upside-down final and this naive penalty conceded once morest Angel Di Maria necessarily tarnish its balance sheet. He will inevitably remain in his mouth an imperfect taste.
Kingsley Coman : 4,5
He might have been a starter. He was leaving for, even. And then, Kingsley Coman became Ousmane Dembelé’s understudy. Lost like the others once morest Tunisia, he brilliantly recovered in the final where he got the team back on track. He deserved better than an outing on a missed shot on goal.
Randal Colonel :
A goal in the semi-final of the World Cup, a penalty caused in the final: Randal Kolo Muani was the man of the big meetings even though he was not on the starting list. Facing Morocco, he would probably not have returned if Kingsley Coman had not fallen ill. And then, it was he who delivered his own ten minutes from the end. An unforgettable memory for the former Nantes player. The failed face-to-face once morest Martinez at the end of extra time will haunt him for a long time. But he has nothing to reproach himself for.
Randal Color
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Marcus Thuram : 7
Called into the list by a Didier Deschamps who probably had doubts regarding the physical integrity of Karim Benzema, Lilian’s son became Olivier Giroud’s understudy and did the job. If it was noted only once, in the final, the result is size. Decisive passer for Mbappé once morest Poland and in the final, he also brought balance once morest Morocco. Big volume, enthusiasm and smiles: a successful World Cup for Thuram junior!
Karim Benzema: not rated
He had to leave the Blues before the first match. Injured and left in the early morning, Karim Benzema was not replaced in the list of 26 by Didier Deschamps. A melodrama ensued around his presence, his understanding with others. We would have liked it to be otherwise. It has been so. Benzema retired from international duty on Monday.
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