The defender played steadily and reliably in the dull game against Canada (0-0), and he saved his team many times. At the attacking level, Ousmane Dembélé is not strong enough to hurt Canada’s defence by himself.

William Saliba just had an excellent performance when he was chosen to start in France’s 0-0 draw against Canada:

90 mins

89 touches

Passing accuracy 95%

4/7 accurate long passes

Create an opportunity

Dribbling the ball successfully 100% (1/1)

Successful tackles 100% (2/2)

1 ball cut

6 times breaking the ball

1 interception

3 ball recoveries

8 dispute wins

0 times being passed over

Best player of the match, hopefully Saliba will have many opportunities to show off his talent at Euro 2024!

 The player from Arsenal was Italy’s real playmaker; he was just one step behind Fagioli. He made a lot of short, easy passes, just like his countryman, but he got them right most of the time.