The former player of the France team believes that the most “dangerous” opponents of the Blues for the final title are South Africa and Ireland, “two opponents that we will potentially face in the quarter-finals”.
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“I really believe in the chances of the France team”said Frédéric Michalak, Sunday September 10 on franceinfo, in the program Le Club info, two days after the perfect entry into the matter of the Blues in this World Cup against the All Blacks (27-13) at the Stade de France.
“They made us happy and I think they made all the supporters happyestimated the one who wore the XV of France jersey between 2001 and 2015. There were a lot of people in the fan zones. It was extraordinary.”
“This team deserves” to be world champions
“The players have been superb and have been superb for a few years now”continues the best scorer in the history of the XV of France. They are on the path they have set out for themselves: that of being world champions. It would be the right time, this team deserves it.” According to the former scrum half, the most difficult opponents “dangerous” of the Blues for the final title are South Africa and Ireland, “two opponents that we will potentially face in the quarter-final”.
But beyond the sporting aspect, the ambassador of this Rugby World Cup in France believes that the competition will be successful “if all the boxes are checked, such as welcoming tourists, the security of stadiums and fan zones, the direct or indirect economic benefits or the improvement of practice and the number of licensees”.