Les Bleus 2018, The Russian Epic

The 23 players picked by Didier Deschamps meet in Clairefontaine. The manager has only several days and 3 games to prepare and decide his ideal formation that will propel his team to the stiffest test of all, the final of the World Cup.

It's time to leave for Russia, and in their opening group match, France meet Australia, followed by Peru. After these two games, which allow Didier Deschamps to make some final strategic adjustments, France are top of their group.

France progresses to the knockout stage of the competition, where they can't afford to make the slightest mistake. The consequence would be immediate - the return trip home.

Les Bleus get to go back to Istra. They have only days to rest before their crunch match against a team of steel: Belgium. A real semi-final clash. Les Bleus impose themselves and eventually manage to take the penultimate step, which leads to the final battle, the ultimate showdown...