That was almost a year ago to the day. At the time, the France team was advancing towards its first match of Euro 2021 against Germany (1-0 victory), and Presnel Kimpembe could then claim a full starting place. Twelve months later, his status has withered due to less successful performances during the European Championship – notably against Portugal and Switzerland – and qualifying matches for the World Cup in the month of September that followed. In a word, expected as one of the executives of the tricolor defense, “Presko” did not pass the obstacle and made the tricolor staff doubt his ability to fly at very high altitude.
