Didier Deschamps certainly isn’t ruling it out, and the France head coach has some ideas as to why there have been so many World Cup upsets so far.
“Every game is different,” Deschamps said. “The games we watched (Friday) night were also difficult, they could have gone either way.
“All the teams that are here deserve it, even if they are not in a position to go through, they still want to give everything to go through and that is what we saw last night, and in our game against Tunisia.
“The result of a match is never certain, there can be surprises. As I say, all the teams are there for a reason, we try to analyze the previous matches, but all these players are playing at a very high level for the best clubs.
“Sometimes you see great support in the crowd for certain teams, especially if they are local, and that was the case for Tunisia when they played us.
“The players use that enthusiasm from the crowd to motivate them. But I’m not there to make a forecast, I’ll wait and see.
“I am sure that all the teams will be ready for the game. If you look back at my first World Cup as a coach in 2014 in Brazil, you saw some weak sides, but there are no weak sides now that you’re up against each other in the tournament.
“Argentina saw that in their first game, but still managed to qualify for the round of 16. So the games can be difficult.”
