Roy Keane has explained how teams can secure victory over France at the 2026 World Cup, following the nation’s 2-0 quarter-final win against Morocco.
France looked near certain to go ahead early on after Kylian Mbappe was hacked down in the penalty box, before the Real Madrid star missed his spot kick.
Mbappe made amends for his mistake with an astonishing curler from the edge of the box to put his side up 1-0, before assisting Ousmane Dembele for France’s second of the match.
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Roy Keane explains how teams can win against France at the 2026 World Cup, after Didier Deschamps’ men decimate Morocco
Those goal involvements brought Mbappe’s haul up to 11 this tournament, also tied on eight goals with Lionel Messi.
France have now kept clean sheets in all three of their knockout games, with their next being against the winner of Spain vs Belgium.
Former Republic of Ireland international and Manchester United legend Roy Keane believes he knows the only scenario in which Deschamps’ men can be beaten.
Speaking from the ITV studio in Brooklyn, as one of the broadcaster’s best pundits this tournament, he acknowledged France’s defensive record before revealing how other nations can beat the side.
Keane said: Morocco were playing on fumes and France were so much better in every aspect of the game, but it doesn’t mean that they cannot be beaten.
“France are in a great place. You have your attacking players scoring goals and your individual players going past people.
He concluded: “Any chance of beating France you have got to score the first goal… [otherwise] they will pick you off for fun.
Ex-France international Patrick Vieira also weighed in on the strength of Deschamps’ squad, describing the line-up as “maybe one of the best ever generations.”
He said: “When you look at the squad and the attacking players… that is maybe one of the best ever generations on that side, because you have so many players. It is so, so unbelievable.”
