France didn't look like the powerhouse we've grown accustomed to seeing in the first 60 minutes of its 2026 FIFA World Cup opener, but then it turned on the juice to run away with a 3-1 victory over Senegal. And while some might criticize how Les Bleus opened the match, Zlatan Ibrahimović praised France's approach. Following France's victory, Ibrahimović shut down the notion that France played arrogantly for the first 45 minutes of Tuesday's match. "Ignorant people will say it's arrogance," Zlatan said. "Intelligent people will say it's confidence." "But to speak about the collective, this is...
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