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🚨Arsène Wenger on the country he is backing to win the FIFA World Cup: 🎙️ Reporter: “Arsène, with only four teams remaining, who do you believe will lift the World Cup?” 🗣️ Arsène Wenger: “Looking at the tournament so far, all four remaining teams have been impressive in different ways. But if you’re asking me which team has looked the most complete, I have to say France. At the beginning of the knockout stage, I would have said Argentina because of Lionel Messi. When you have a player like him, you always believe he can carry a team to the trophy. But if we’re being honest, Argentina have struggled in each of their last three matches and still found a way to win. Against Cape Verde they found it difficult to break them down and looked vulnerable defensively. Against Egypt they faced many of the same problems. Then against Switzerland, the game changed dramatically after Breel Embolo’s red card. They deserve credit for taking advantage of the situation, but they haven’t looked as convincing as France. France, on the other hand, have been outstanding. They’ve been organised, balanced and incredibly dangerous going forward. Defensively they’ve looked solid, and they’ve conceded very few goals throughout the tournament. Kylian Mbappé has been sensational, Ousmane Dembélé is finally producing consistently on the biggest stage, and Michael Olise has added another dimension to their attack. Every time they go forward, they look capable of creating something special. One thing I believe is that the eventual world champion will come from the France versus Spain semi-final. In my opinion, that is the real final. Those are the two most complete teams left in the competition. If France overcome Spain, I believe they will go on and win the World Cup. Right now they are the most structured, the most consistent and the most complete side in the tournament. People can criticise Didier Deschamps’ style if they want, but one thing he has done brilliantly is make a squad full of world-class players function as one team. There are no egos, everyone understands their role, and that unity is why I believe France are favourites to become world champions.”

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