France are one of only six European teams to progress
through to the last 16, with heavyweights Spain and Italy out in the group
stages, while Russia, planning for their 2018 World Cup, had a dire tournament
with Fabio Capello’s pragmatic approach bordering on boring viewers in all
their group games.
Nigeria are one of only two African teams to make it to the
last 16, with both sides facing tough European opposition with France and
Germany awaiting them in the last 16.
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France, alongside Colombia, were the most exciting team to
watch throughout the group stages, and if it wasn’t for Ecuador’s goalkeeper,
Alexander Dominguez, they could have recorded nine points and a hefty goal difference.
Team News
Didier Deschamps has no injury worries for the last 16 game
against Nigeria. Victor Moses and Geoffrey Oboabona were both struggling with
injuries before the Argentina game; it remains to be seen whether they will be
fit for the clash against France on Monday evening in Brasilia.
Key Statistics
Of the eight goals
scored by France during the group stages, Karim Benzema contributed to five of
them (3 goals, 2 assists)
France and Nigeria
both kept two clean sheets in the group stages.
The Super Eagles
have won just the one World Cup game since the 1998 World Cup – against Bosnia.
Key Players – Karim Benzema and Ahmed Musa
France are relying on this number 10, almost as much as they
relied on Zinedine Zidane in the 1998 and 2002 World Cup finals, and so far, it
seems the pressure has not phased the Real Madrid striker in the slightest. His
performances against Honduras, and specifically against Switzerland, were near
perfect. He registered two assists and a goal, and a ghost-goal that the World
Cup deserved, if not for the final whistle against Switzerland – WhoScored.com
rated Karim Benzema 9.71 in their 5-2 win over Ottmar Hitzfeld’s Switzerland
side.
Although, he needs to be more prolific in front of goal, as
the French number 10 could be leading the way in the goalscorer table now if he
put more of his chances away. In fact, he has scored three goals from a total
of 21 shots – averaging 7 shots per game. Benzema’s creative instinct has
detracted from his inability to be more clinical, probably a reason why he
isn’t considered world class, yet, Benzema is averaging 4 key passes per game.
France are heavily expected to ease past Nigeria in the 2nd
round, and to face a possible quarter-final clash against Germany, they will
need their front three of Mathieu Valbuena, Olivier Giroud and Karim Benzema on
song if they are to go all the way.
That thunderbolt you saw score against Argentina on
Wednesday? That was Ahmed Musa. Ahmed Musa had a relatively quiet World Cup
before Lionel Messi and co arrived to play Nigeria in Porto Allegre;
registering just 8 shots throughout the tournament, and averaging just three
dribbles throughout his three Group F games.
But the Spartak Moscow forward is capable of scoring against
the giants of international football, and caused Pablo Zabaleta problems
throughout the match against Argentina.
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