Reykjavik, Iceland – France national team don land for Iceland o! Na dis Monday, dem go face di Vikings as dem dey try secure their spot for di 2026 World Cup. But as e be, dem squad no dey complete as Kylian Mbappé and some other big names dey miss am.
Na wah! Dis journey no be as easy as pie, especially for compact places like Iceland where di weather fit change like movie scene – one minute e dey shine, next minute na snow wahala!
Mbappé, di captain wey suppose lead di charge, don carry him leg go Madrid after him get injury for him right ankle. Wetin man go do without im? E don pass dem baton go Mike Maignan, di goalkeeper wey dey shine for AC Milan. Na him go carry di captain band for di first time as he dey prepare for im 36th cap. (E go need am, sey as wetin dey happen for pitch dey hot!)
But no be only Mbappé dey miss. Ousmane Dembélé, Désiré Doué, Marcus Thuram, and Randal Kolo Muani also dey sit down for house. No be small wahala! Wey dem wan use play ball? E fit be like sey dem go use wetin dem get, sharp-sharp.
As e stand, France dey on top di group because dem don collect 9 points from three matches. Dem don beat Ukraine, Iceland, and Azerbaijan wetin make dem dey feel like di kings of di castle. But to qualify straight, dem need to hammer Iceland and pray sey Ukraine and Azerbaijan go draw. No be sey dem no get chance o, dem still get two more games for November.
France and Iceland don dance dis dance plenty times before, with 16 matches don happen since di first one for 1957 wey France carry di day with a big 8-0. (E no dey joke! Na so dem carry di wahala go back for dem side.) Dem get four draws and 14 wins for di encounter, but recently, e don dey tight as dem no fit win by more than one goal since 1957. Wetin you go call dat? Na old wahala o!
So, as dem dey prepare to touch down on di pitch, we fit just hope sey dem fit break di Icelandic defense without missing dem big players too much. Di matches fit get suspense, and na wetin go make am sweet. As dem say, na football we dey talk, na for field we go know di true winners. Make we yan about di game in palm wine style after di match, abi?
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