Before the Qatari World Cup, the striker had experienced another major tournament with France, the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. At the time, the selections ofAndre Pierre Gignac et Florian Thauvin are strongly commented. But the third striker of the French 4-3-3 is Randal Kolo Muani. Ambitious, the Tricolors will quickly become disillusioned by conceding eleven goals in three games. The Nantes striker fails to shine except for an assist and a red card.
Two selections in the League of Nations later and here is the 24-year-old player in the group for the World Cup. Substitute for the first two pool games, the striker is part of the B team which lost to Tunisia in the third game. Back on the bench against Poland and England, he then scores France’s ticket to the final. On his first touch of the ball against Morocco, the striker doubled the bet and was very restless for about fifteen minutes. A (short) performance that gives him credit. Didier Deschamps does not hesitate to launch it even before half-time in the final against Argentina. And if Kolo Muani will not have finally been able to give a smile to the French people, he will have managed to give them hope for the future.
