2018 World Cup team of the tournament: Mbappe leads five-man French contingent

Scroll left/right on your browser on the gallery above to see if you agree with the rest of his selections in a 4-3-3 formation

Goalkeeper: Jordan Pickford (England) It would have been Hugo Lloris, but for his final blunder to allow Mario Mandzukic to score. Thibaut Courtois was also excellent, but Pickford’s magnificent saves in the last 16, the quarter-final and the semi-final make him this choice. And to think he only had three caps before the World Cup. Getty Images

Richard Jolly

Jul 16, 2018

No surprise to see France well represented in Richard Jolly's team of the tournament from the recently concluded 2018 World Cup.

Raphael Varane, Paul Pogba, N'Golo Kante, Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann all make it into the best XI following France's 4-2 victory over Croatia in Sunday's World Cup final.

Scroll left/right on your browser on the gallery above to see if you agree with the rest of his selections in a 4-3-3 formation.

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