France/Senegal – Press ratings: Mbappé and Olise led the way | OneFootball

As part of Matchday 1 of the 2026 World Cup, the France national team was at MetLife Stadium this Tuesday to face Senegal and managed to win 3-1 (France/Senegal video highlights). A match involving 6 Paris Saint-Germain players. 5 on the French side: Lucas Hernandez, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Désiré Doué, Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembélé. 1 on the Senegal side: Ibrahim Mbaye. Here are the Bleus’ ratings in the press.

Le Parisien:

Mbappé (8)

Doué (4.5) – Olise (7) – Dembélé (4)

Rabiot (6.5) – Tchouaméni (5.5)

T. Hernandez (4) – Saliba (6) – Upamecano (7) – Koundé (5)

Maignan (4)

L’Equipe:

Mbappé (8)

Doué (5) – Olise (7) – Dembélé (4)

Rabiot (6) – Tchouaméni (5)

T. Hernandez (4) – Saliba (6) – Upamecano (7) – Koundé (5)

Maignan (4)

Ratings that seem fairly logical for a mixed Bleus performance. Some stood out, like Mbappé, Olise or Upamecano, while others struggled more. Including Doué and Dembélé, even if the ratings seem a bit harsh there. Especially for the former, who created danger.

We also saw the full-backs struggle a lot against Senegal’s bursts of pace, without managing to contribute offensively. There is still work to do, even if the attacking power is very encouraging. Particularly with Olise’s creativity through the middle, after starting on the right, and Mbappé there to be picked out, who eventually converted to give the Bleus the win. Just like Bradley Barcola, who made an interesting and decisive impact off the bench.

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