France just broke the curse

My theory is a factor of 3 things: 1st: The "hunger" to win the WC is not there to the same extent as the previous year. Not saying it is not there, but definitely it is not the same. 2nd: They become the targeted team. Everyone will study how they play and how to counter them. 3rd: they tend to play the same way as the previous WC, instead of changing or evolving their playstile to stay competitive I will argue that brazil also had the curse in 2006, but the team was so stacked that they just brute forced passed opponents. they loosing where they did was certainly underachieving for that team

If the curse started with France then there is a good chance that France can break it.

Man, I remember that Germany v Korea match. I’m brazilian and I was in the middle of a school trip with my friends while the game was happening. I remember we were all having lunch while watching the game and we were so sure Germany would win it. I don’t remember ever screaming so much in my life. Imagine a group of around 50-60 brazilians in a room together CHEERING THEIR HEARTS OUT just to see sad germans. One of the best days of my life

Even Brazil performed very badly in 2006 when you look at their squad. They probably had one of the best, if not the best, squads in their history. The so-called magic quartet with Kaka, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, and Adriano. They had 3 Ballon d'Or winners, yet they barely made it to the quarterfinals. Edit: After reading some of the comments, I see I may have overstated my case. Brazil may not have had that bad of a time in 2006.

In 2002, France had the best scorers of almost every major league in europe. Insane.

That's why it makes Spain, winning Euro 2008, South Africa 2010 and Euro 2012 back to back to back sooo exceptional, sure they were eliminated at group stage in Brazil 2014 but Xavi and Iniesta dominated international football like only Pelé and Garrincha, Maradona or Zidane did back time. Pretty much the same team for these 4 years, just midfielders added on the already talent packed department; THAT Spain is most probably the greatest national team of modern football. And David Villa, how underrated he is.

notice how in 2006 2010 2014 2018 Australia played against world cup winner in group or round of 16

Officially they have broken it.

There's nothing like a curse . It's a mentality thing , once you achieve massive greatness , it's natural to Loose that hunger to do it all over again! I remember Low ( ex German manager) talking something similar too! Second reason is massive pressure and expectations from the world and media. The media keeps hyping the defending champions as favourites , it's obvious to choke under pressure as a team no matter how good you are ! Usually the Teams mentality when they are trying to win the World Cup for the first time is " We will try our best to win this and let's see how far it takes us!,we will take this world Cup game by game" And then the next world cup when your defending your title it's like " We got to win this no matter what!" When your super desperate and just thinking about defending your title, it's really natural to forget your basics and mess it all up in the group stage.

"curse" brazil and france: *we dont do that here*

2018, i was watching Mexico lose 3-0 to Sweden. Me and my dad were so bummed out, so we switched to Korea Germany game and just started to going crazy, if it wasn’t for the Korea beating Germany Mexico would not have gotten through the round of 16

They did it

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As a french i am really nervous cause the curse is on my head, so i think we could break it but be behind denmark, or maybe the mbappe benzema miracle for first place, anyway this is gonna be a weird and nerveracking world cup for me

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The German Squad apparently stayed up late, played videogames and a bunch of other stuff during the World Cup, so maybe they just didn’t have a huge interest in winning? I heard this in German news when WC was going on

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Great video brother, the World Cup curse is quite intriguing and I’m interested to see how France will do in November especially considering their midfield from 2018 is practically injured for this 2022 World Cup

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This was the first thing on my mind once fifa started ... Hope the curse breaks cos France is my favourite team .

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They just lost ballon d'or winner Benzema to their long list of injuries. The curse may very well continue...

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Very good video man keep grinding. I feel like it can be broken but seeing those past results man it’s hard not to assume it may happen again. Benzima just won balon de oro so unless something happens to there star player I don’t see why they can’t pass the group stage

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It’s somehow also linked with having the same coach that these teams won the previous world cup with. Like everyone can predict how the team will play what tactics would the coach would use since it’s a big competition these coaches don’t experiment they stick with their proved tactics and this is where the other teams in the group predicts and counters them viciously. Also the pressure to live up to the high expectations that these nations people has towards their national team that comes as the current defending champions of the world. Its more for a tactics flaw and pressure than a curse.

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I think a large contributor is "the underdog effect". Almost every country at a world cup plays away games and there are always large amounts of neutral fans at the stadiums. It is common for a neutral viewer to cheer for the underdog, thus the previous champions will naturally have little support from the audience. It's probably not the whole explanation, but I think it contributes to the "curse".

They ended the curse! It ends where it starts!

They did it! They've broken the curse they created themselves

Australia are no pushover. France were LUCKY to beat us in 2018. We gave the Netherlands their toughest game in 2014 and we stole a draw from Denmark in 2018 too. Australia might be the reason the curse continues

Man the curse has already begun kante is injured.

Frankly, I believe a lot of the curse could be attributed to the determination of adversaries on beating the current champions. It's not just a match, it's a match where you are not expected much and they are expected to win by a large margin. Putting everything on the game is a matter of pride and testing oneself.

Oh FFS don't make me more depressed than I already am. That pre-game 3 board stung my heart so deep, I don't like it. :) Worst thing is that #2 of the group will probably face Argentina and that will be an extremely rough game. Very nice video, please don't hesitate to share your theories, it's totally fine to be wrong !

I think the curse will be broken by france now coz it started from them.. and the cycle goes on

The awkward thing is that after 1998 World Cup except for Brazil all the defending champions have exited after the group stages.

Two games left, denmark pretty solid defensively. Tunisia showing a solid attack. Lets see what can happen

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That's why respect Brazil. They won in '94, made the finals in 98, won in '02, and lost in the quarters '06.

Depends on what you mean by 'curse'. If it's getting knocked out in the group stages, no, I think they'll buck that trend. However, can't see them going too far. I said the same just before the Euros; it might have been Nations League form that tipped me off, I'm not sure. But had a feeling they'd bottle it somewhere and think the same may happen here. But, who knows, maybe I end up wrong? They got the strongest overall squad in the competition again. I'd say they've probably had the most squad depth as far back as 2016 tbh, even before Mbappe came into the fold. So, who knows, maybe they put the Euros behind them and come back stronger? I just personally don't see it myself. Think that we may be looking at Brazil and Argentina both making a rampant return!

France already started to break it

I cannot answer for Germany, Spain and Italy but I can tell you what the French players said in interviews years later. 1) They took a whole new dimension after winning and they were forced into marketing campaigns very disruptive for the preparation (virtually no preparation and few helpful friendlies played 2) They were all coming from very long seasons in club (true for other team but a team of stars will be more likely to have exhausting seasons 3)The level of expectation was insane 4) They flew in Senegal a few days before the world cup (when many squads were there for weeks) and didn’t have time to acclimate to the weather. They all knew it was going to be an absolute disaster, they were not in shape. They were exhausted and slow.

Great video and analysis! Another correlation could be the fact that BOTH Australia and Denmark have appeared on these "champion-cursed groups" so yeap they are fucked

It is not a 'can' anymore since France has made it to the Finals alongside Argentina

The tournament starts tomorrow and the following are all out hurt: Benzema, Nkunku, Pogba, Kante, and Kimpembe. If the curse started before France even kicked a ball-only time will tell, and I will update this comment based on what happens in Qatar

the haters of france can cry now

so glad for France, hope they'll lift the trophy for the second time straight.. also Brazil was the last nation who won back to back world cups in 1958 and in 1962, France has a good chance to become the third nation to win back to abck world cups, Italy in 1934 and in 1938, Brazil in 1958 and in 1962, France in 2018 and in 2022??

France about to win the world cup again, back to back, about to dismantle that curse and erase it.

Good thinking

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Can you do this opposition calculation for all the groups pls

I think Australia and Tunisia are going to be stronger than people think for one big reason, climate. Both are warmer countries, and the Aussies played their last two qualifiers in Qatar. Of course, the other thing in their favour is that nobody expects them to win. Don't be surprised if the Aussies ambush the French with a draw in their first game.

First thing is that it's super difficult to win the world cup, it involves a bit of luck too. Second thing is that after winning, you become the most analysed team of the world.

Bro australia always with the defending champions we always so unlucky

Yes, and I congratulate them on winning the 2022 World Cup

A couple key things you missed was the original curse started with Brazil in 1966. France won the Euro in 2000. Germany was expected to get out of their group in 2018 due to winning the confederations cup back in 2017 with their C team going against top teams. France current team problems could hinder their progression in the World Cup. Injuries, team controversies (mbappe curse, team beefs etc) and some players not playing well (Pavard, Varane, etc.)

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I think it's a mental thing. The team is so focused and stressed on proving themselves again that they forget how to play right.

This is going to be tough this year for france with alot of good player injured

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Honestly am a jamaican born! Die hearted fan of team France. And I'm very nervous. At times watching most of these videos. Trust mi.

Brazil was current champion in 1966 (in fact, two-time consecutive champion 58-62) , and got knocked out at group phase. True, Hungary and Portugal tackled the shit out of Pelé's legs until they injured him out of the tournament, but that team had problems of its own too.

Need a video on the World Cup prohecy. The nation who has the top scorer in the euros goes on to win the next world cup.

We won’t break the curse too, we miss a lot of good players like Pogba, Kanté, Benzema, Nkuku and so on… I don’t even see France in quarter finale as a french ;(

9:50 *Its funny how Tunisia manage to get more than 0 points*

These predictions about Denmark, Australia and Tunisia are hilarious now after the group stage happened

If France breaks the curse then Mexico should also break the round of 16 curse

Ok. There's one thing we forgot to mention. And that's the sheer honour in beating a current world champion..These matches usually bring out the best in so-called underdogs who are determined to put a stamp on the proceedings for posterity. The entire Senegalese nation waited with baited breath, unbridled passion and expectation for the opener against France in 2002. So did the players and so did Cameroon in 1990 vs Argentina. The Netherlands and Mexico arguably had their most daring performances against Spain and Germany respectively in 2014 and 2018....Although both failed to really impress in subsequent games... It's no coincidence. But in this instance 😄😄😄😄😄😄 I see very little in the opposition. France should go thru albeit perhaps with some struggle.

I think the curse happens as they expect to go through the group as they had just won the world cup and are caught off guard

Despise people not liking to admit it, football is a game where a lot of luck comes into play. Injuries, lucky shots, inspired plays, arbitration, etc.. To win you got not only to be good, but also a bit lucky. As it turns out, there is this concept about return to the mean. When a team has a superb results in a season, even though it is on pair in quality with it's opponents, chances are that next season they are going to have a more average one, at least average for their own standard. For a national team to win two world cups in a row, not only they need to keep their strength for 4 years, but also be significantly better than the other teams. Either way, be it extreme luck or indeed being that much better, it would be a once in a lifetime achievement. Even though France has a very good chance of doing that, it needs to be very luck to win against England and the finalist that will defeat Brazil, Netherlands, Argentina, Portugal or whoever defeats them. Every single national team lost to an unexpected opponent (with Brazil at least having the excuse of playing with it's B team), so everything can happen in the pitch.

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that 2010 spain team was stacked holy shit

Two things to win a soccer game Be an extremely alert. And Be an opportunist. Meaning taking advantage of every opportunity player has in the field and shoot without reluctancy and delay.and hesitancy. Because that opportunity might not come again.

The Danes did not live up to your analysis. Tunisia did though. You underestimated the Aussies also. France beating Australia was the only game you predicted correctly. Except that Tunisia did indeed beat France in a match whose result was made irrelevant by Australia beating the Danes.

There are two sides to the so-called curse, one a scientific side, the other a random side, but mostly it is scientific. The one thing in common with the past few champions, with the notable exception of Brasil, was the qualification process. France 2002 qualified automatically - being the last defending champion that were allowed to do so, whereas Brasil 2006 qualified through a highly competitive round robin of all the teams in South America, but the rest qualified through a comparatively easy format of topping (or potentially even coming second) a group of 5 to 6 European teams of mixed level. This means France 2002 was untested throughout the qualification process, despite they won the Euro 2000 (not without some bit of luck but it's mostly their quality). They were reduced to playing friendlies in that two years gap when most people were playing competitive football internationally. The outcome is that they had much less opportunity in the constantly evolving world to test any new issues arising, and that the confidence they built in the process is not as solid as the outcome says it should be. With Brazil 2006 however, they don't get to qualify if they fall short of their neighbours who were all very competitive. Just look at how that Chilean team that dominated South American football for a few years of the mid-2010s fall short of Peru, twice. Chile was on the same points as 5th placed Peru in 2018 (26 pts), followed by Paraguay who's 2 points short of both teams), and in 2022, Peru sits 5th with 24 points and Chile was 7th on 19 points. So to beat out the competition in the South American round is obviously not as easy (4.5 places out of 10 teams) as it may seem. When it comes to the Europeans in the 2010s, something similar happened, for they were mostly drawn in weaker groups. Most notably, Germany 2018 won all 10 of their qualification games which was sandwiched with a 2017 Confederations Cup victory. While it is understandable for expert journalists to interpret their qualification results as their continued dominance, it should be noted that the second best team in the group was North Ireland. They won the group not because they were very good, but because their oppositions were just too bad, that they couldn't even test the Germans who were in decline. These are very similar situations that happened to Italy and Spain too, in their respective exits. While this set the stage for their failure, there's also random factors that I mentioned. For instances Zidane's injury in 2002, their collective success in hitting the woodwork more than the number of goals conceded and of course, Thierry Henry's red card in the second game. The 2018 German coach was himself a random factor too, when he was over confident in pushing his full backs forward in the first game, leaving just 2, plus a keeper behind for the Mexican to score. All these, with the fact that the margin between the world's top 25 teams were just much smaller than before the 2000s, made the defending champion more susceptible to be out competed by the next World Cup comes (I mean look at how Italy narrowly escaped a loss against New Zealand). Whether France 2022 will repeat the same? Not necessarily, but they really didn't do too well recently and Denmark was really a stable performer in the past year, while Australia beat Peru in the play-offs. The danger is certain not small but I would say they should be able to cope with it.

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I'm French, always wants France to win, but I fear we will happily confirm this curse next month!!!! Too many stars and confidence and it is also a great national tradition that, after a big win we do a shameful loss!!!

Think people are underestimating the luck involved to win a World Cup too. Everything has to go your way, even if you have a stacked squad or the best players you need a lil bit of luck like an easy group or landing on the easy side of the bracket. Also lets not forget referee errors or dodgy decisions

I have a theory, but 2002 -> 2006 doesn't quite support it, so I'll just gloss over it quickly and hope no one notices

It has probably something to do with the average age of those teams and managers just not bringing in enough youth in the squads in time. Mostly because they are the reigning champions and it went well last tournament, right? So why change things to rigorously. Like every team, with time it becomes sour and they can't compete anymore.

The fact is that this curse started in 1998 ... and it seems to have something to do with Croatia's first appearance at the world cup championships. Both times when France won the World Cup, Croatia was also took the medal. Since 1998, whenever Croatia has passed the group stage of the world cup, they took the medal. A country with a 3,8 mil. citizens. That's the world cup history .... from curse to grace.