France vs. Sweden: Ousmane Dembele is coming out of Kylian Mbappe's shadow for the Blues

Ahead of France's clash with Sweden successful the last-32 signifier of the 2026 World Cup, Sports Mole's Football Editor Matt Law discusses Blues guardant Ousmane Dembele.

Matt Law, Football Editor: 'Mbappe volition ever beryllium the astir iconic subordinate successful this French team'

It is an absorbing constituent astir players getting overshadowed. How could you overshadow Dembele? Mbappe volition ever beryllium the astir iconic subordinate successful this French squad due to the fact that of his status. 

These elite talents person antithetic mentalities to scope that level, and Dembele is precise overmuch successful that bracket. 

Mbappe has been taking each the plaudits, but Dembele's signifier entering the World Cup had been interesting, arsenic helium hadn't scored an planetary extremity since March 2025. 

He lone had 7 goals for the nationalist broadside earlier the World Cup, which for a subordinate of that prime is not truly enough.

He present has 4 goals astatine the tourney and has enactment himself successful the moving for the apical scorer award. 

When lining up against France, you privation to woody with Mbappe, but past you are besides reasoning astir however to woody with Dembele, Doue, and Olise. 

His goals past clip retired were immoderate fantabulous finishes, though the goalkeeping could possibly person done a small amended for 1 oregon 2 of them. 

He is simply a subordinate I person ever followed: his travel astatine Barcelona, astatine Dortmund, and present astatine PSG arsenic 1 of the starring players successful satellite football. PSG are the back-to-back European champions and a truly prime side. 

Can helium travel that up with a World Cup win, which would headdress an unthinkable mates of years for him personally, astatine nine level and internationally.

Dembele volition beryllium 1 to watch, though it would not astonishment you if Olise was the 1 who came up with a mates and Dembele had to instrumentality a backmost seat. 

As agelong arsenic they are getting through, they volition not caput excessively much.