Zaïre-Emery shares his thoughts on France’s World Cup group

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·7 December 2025

Zaïre-Emery shares his thoughts on France’s World Cup group

On Friday, the draw for the 2026 World Cup group stage took place. France landed in the group with Senegal, Norway, and a play-off winner (Bolivia, Suriname, or Iraq). Warren Zaïre-Emery, the 19-year-old midfielder for Paris Saint-Germain and the Bleus, was invited to comment on it in the mixed zone Saturday evening after Paris’s 5-0 victory over Rennes.

Zaïre-Emery: “The objective is already just to be there.”

“No matter the opponents, the matches are always tough. The objective is already just to be there. And after that, we’ll try to do everything to win all the matches.”

Zaïre-Emery: “There will only be great matches and it’s sure to be difficult.”

Senegal with Ibrahim Mbaye on the Bleus’ path? I haven’t really talked to him about it. Senegal is a tough team to play against. There will be Norway and a third opponent we don’t know yet. There will only be great matches and it’s sure to be difficult,” comments relayed by Le Figaro.

We can highlight all the humility and clear-sightedness of Zaïre-Emery, who does not want to look too far ahead as his place is far from guaranteed. He is among the contenders to be on Didier Deschamps’s list, and the current period is very encouraging, but the season is long and the competition will be fierce.

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Afterwards, his remarks are relatively standard. And fair. Senegal and Norway are great matches to play and important challenges against teams that have been in good form for several months. The play-off winner will be seen as the underdog, but will obviously deserve respect.

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