Thursday 7 June 2018 10:03, UK
Former France international Louis Saha believes team mentality rather than individual skill will be key for Didier Deschamps' side at the World Cup.
France head to Russia as one of the favourites to lift the trophy, with Deschamps looking to coach the national side to glory after winning as captain in 1998.
With Antoine Griezmann, Paul Pogba and Hugo Lloris in their ranks, France possess one of the strongest squads at the World Cup.
However, former Manchester United and Everton striker Saha - who was capped 20 times for France - insists no one player can secure victory on their own.
"It's not about the players. It's not about the coach. It's about the overall confidence in the competition. It's all about that, a solidity and platform to allow the talented players to perform," Saha said.
"So yes Griezmann, Pogba, Lloris. All those players with a lot of experience and quality have to perform on that stage.
"There are players who can help, but it's an overall team that can a World Cup. It's not one player.
"You don't see that as much as it used to be, with Ronaldo for Brazil and [Zinedine] Zidane with France. Now it's a bit more difficult, I think there are so many players who can disrupt the game that you need to be very strong as a team."
Ronaldo scored eight goals as Brazil claimed a fifth world crown in 2002, while Zidane inspired France to their one-and-only World Cup four years prior with two goals in the 3-0 final win over Brazil.
