Porto Alegre: France begin their World Cup campaign against Honduras here today looking to wipe away the memories of four years ago when an unruly squad returned home shamed after picking up just one point from three matches against Uruguay, Mexico and South Africa. AFP looks at why things should be different this time.


Karim Benzema 

1. Young talent
Many believe this French squad will be even stronger come the European Championships in 2016, but the fresh faces like Real Madrid's Raphael Varane, Paul Pogba of Juventus and PSG's Blaise Matuidi have already shown they are capable of winning.