Senegal face France in World Cup opener at MetLife
It starts tomorrow at MetLife
France vs Senegal. Tuesday, 21:00 German time at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, the Group I opener (1) (2). Your team walks into one of the biggest stages of the tournament against one of the favourites. The heat is expected to be a factor (2). No score to report yet, this one is still unwritten.
Kanté: no revenge, just a win
N'Golo Kanté brushed off the 2002 narrative before the match. "Pas de revanche," he said, no revenge (4). He simply wants France to win. Senegal knocked France out of the 2002 World Cup in the opening match. Kanté is not buying the storyline.
Mbappé skips the press, talks to Le Parisien instead
Kylian Mbappé was absent from Monday's pre-match press conference. N'Golo Kanté attended in his place (5). Instead, Mbappé gave an interview to Le Parisien on the eve of the tournament, where he was asked, apparently with a straight face, whether he would run for president. "No, I'm not becoming president," he said (6).
Sources
- 1. fussballnationalmannschaft.net — Fußball heute Vorschau & Aufstellungen: WM Spiel Frankreich – Senegal
- 2. ici.fr — Coupe du monde 2026 : l'équipe de France entre en lice face au Sénégal sous la chaleur américaine
- 4. rmcsport.bfmtv.com — France - Sénégal : "Pas de revanche" Kanté veut simplement gagner le match
- 5. rmcsport.bfmtv.com — Coupe du monde 2026: pourquoi Mbappé n'était pas en conférence de presse à la veille de France-Sénégal
- 6. vi.nl — Opvallend vragenvuur voor Mbappé: 'Nee, ik word geen president'