France is considered one of the teams closest to winning the ongoing FIFA World Cup. The French team, led by Didier Deschamps, is a well-balanced team that boasts high quality in all positions, with two players from Real Madrid in particular starting. In the tournament's first match against Senegal, they clearly showed off their abilities. The team had a mediocre first half, but Kylian Mbappé and Michael Oliku scored in the second half to secure the victory. In midfield, the double midfield of Adrien Rabiot and Aurelien Thuamenyi firmly controlled the game and solidified the defence. Meanwhile, shocking news came out. It is said that Thuameni may not play in the match against Iraq. This is reported by the Spanish sports newspaper AS. According to the report, Thuameni was absent from the team's practice the day before and is likely to miss the match against Iraq. That's very surprising information. It looks like AS Roma's Manu Kone will be partnering with Rabiot in place of Thuameni. It is unclear why Tsuamenyi was absent from practice. Real Madrid fans believe that Tuameny's absence is not 100%. There has been no information from the French national team that Thuameni was injured in the match against Senegal, nor has there been any information about him being injured in training. In the first place, it doesn't seem like his absence was a tactical decision by the coach. Coach Deschamps is sure to want to use Chuamenyi, who played brilliantly against Senegal, against Iraq as well. As expected, Chuamenyi probably has some kind of physical problem and is not in 100% condition. Deschamps commented on Tuameny the day before: ``He was cycling in the gym and receiving treatment from the physio.Basically it's nothing to worry about.''Whether Thuameni will or will not play in the match against Iraq will not be known for sure until the game starts. France and Norway currently have one win each in Group I of the World Cup, and if they win their next match, they will almost certainly advance to the group stage. The match between the two teams is scheduled for the final match. There is a possibility that the final match will be a battle to advance to the group stage. If that happens, Deschamps will want to get Thuamenyi back to 100% in time for the match.
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