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Deschamps’ France will try not to become another victim of this curious curse that has haunted the champions in recent years.
Will it be a curse? A statistical curiosity? Who knows. The truth is that the World Cup, which follows on from the World Cup won four years earlier, is not at all easy for the national teams.
Throughout history, only 8 countries have won the World Cup. SYes, it’s complicated to do. But it is even more difficult to rehabilitate the title. In fact, they have only succeeded throughout history Italy Y Brazil.
What is the curse of the World Cup champion and which teams have been eliminated by him?
However, in recent editions of the World Cup, a striking fact has occurred: the teams that win the World Cup leave in the first round of the next championship.
France in Korea – Japan 2002
The French lifted the World Cup for the first time in history in the 1998 edition, but Les Blues they traveled to Asia as one of the leading candidates and nothing went as expected. They surprisingly fell to Senegal 1–0, then drew 0–0 against Uruguay and lost 2–0 to Denmark. They marched into the group stage.
Italy in South Africa 2010
The team led by Marcello Lippi defeated France in Berlin in 2006, following a 1–1 draw in regular time and a 5–1 win on penalties. However, in 2010 they drew 1-1 against Paraguay and in the second match they repeated the result against New Zealand. The “Azzurra” would be eliminated in the first round as they surprisingly lost 3-2 against Slovakia.
Spain in Brazil 2014
In the South African final at the Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg, La Roja had to go into extra time against the Netherlands to win the world title thanks to a solitary goal from Andrés Iniesta in the 116th minute. Four years later, at the World Cup in Brazil, Vicente del Bosque’s team took a beating from the Netherlands (5-1), then fell to Chile and the victory over Australia was not enough to advance to the round of 16.
Germany in Russia 2018
Mario Götze’s goal in the 113th minute against Argentina, in the final of the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro, gave the Germans their fourth title in their history. But at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, they had to leave early: unexpected defeat against Mexico 1-0, victory in extreme 2-1 against Sweden and another defeat, this time against South Korea in the third game, sent the Germans home.
Will France be able to end streak in Qatar 2022? “Les Bleus” shares Group D with Denmark, Tunisia and Australia.
Source: Goal
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