France refuse to bite as Spain’s World Cup mind games begin: ‘We won’t fall into their trap’

Spain trained in the Cotton Bowl, the famous gridiron venue in downtown Dallas that has hosted many prodigious talents over the past 90 years.

France possess the pace to hurt them on the break, but Deschamps rejected the idea that his side would be content merely to defend and wait for transitions.

When Mbappe scored in France's win over Croatia in the deciding match of the 2018 tournament, he was just 19 years and 207 days old.

France top the world rankings and have often been described as the best team in the tournament so far but Spain won Euro 2024, beating France in the semi-finals, and again defeated Deschamps’ side in last year’s Nations League.