France/Ivory Coast, press ratings for Les Bleus: Cherki too isolated | OneFootball

As part of a warm-up match for the 2026 World Cup, the France national team was at the Stade de la Beaujoire this Thursday to face Ivory Coast and lost 1-2 (France/Ivory Coast video highlights). It was a match involving 5 Paris Saint-Germain players, all French: Lucas Hernandez, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Désiré Doué, Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembélé. Here are the Bleus ratings in the press.

Le Parisien:

Mbappé (4)

Thuram (3) – Cherki (6.5) – Olise (5)

 Rabiot (4) – Tchouaméni (5)

T. Hernandez (4) – Upamecano (6) – Konaté (3) – Koundé (4)

Maignan (5)

Lacroix (5), Digne (3.5), Kanté (4), Akliouche (4) and Mateta (4.5).

L’Équipe:

Mbappé (4)

Thuram (4) – Cherki (7) – Olise (6)

 Rabiot (5) – Tchouaméni (4)

T. Hernandez (5) – Upamecano (6) – Konaté (4) – Koundé (5)

Maignan (4)

Lacroix (4), Digne (4), Kanté (5), Akliouche (5) and Mateta (4).

Unfortunately, these ratings seem fairly accurate for a rather disappointing performance from Les Bleus. There is no need to overreact, it was only a friendly with some rotation. But it is also clear that there is still work to do if France want to go far in this World Cup. Even though they were up against a very good team, one that should be taken very seriously in this World Cup, that should not be forgotten.

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