FIFA’s big rule book and see if there was any way that we could send both France and Denmark home.
The whistles that greeted the conclusion of the game almost drowned out the stadium music. That in itself is not such a bad thing but we have not seen much like this in Russia 2018 and we should be very relieved about that.Both knew a draw would leave them in the top two places in a group where it was hard to work out whether first was any more use than second.
So a draw they both needed and a draw they both got. Nobody pushed for the victory, nobody seemed too keen to inconvenience anybody else very much.
‘We have reached our goal to top the group,’ said France coach Didier Deschamps. ‘It was not an exciting game.
'There were no need to take risks as this result was fine for everyone. We tried to get a win and they did at the start, but it was a neutral match for the last 15 minutes.’
It’s hard to blame the teams. This was a desperately hot day and why should players waste energy ahead of greater challenges to come?
The French attitude was clear as soon as we saw the team sheet. There were six changes. No Paul Pogba, for instance.
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