Since France's victory in 1998, all European teams have been eliminated from the group stage in the next World Cup after winning the World Cup.
France won the 1998 World Cup, and in the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, they unexpectedly lost to Senegal in the opening match and were eliminated from the group stage.
In the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Italy won the championship. In the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Italy drew 2 and lost 1 in the group stage, and the fourth place in the group was directly out.
At the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa, Spain won the championship. At the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil, Spain won 1 and lost 2 in the group stage, and the third place in the group was directly out.
At the 2014 Fifale World Cup in Brazil, Germany won the championship. In the 2018 World Cup in Russia, Germany won 1 and lost 2 in the group stage, and the last group game was unexpectedly lost to South Korea, and the same group stage was directly out.
In the 2018 World Cup in Russia, France won the championship. The result of the group is France, Denmark, Tunisia, and the other is the winner of the intercontinental play-offs, most likely Peru. The French grouping seems to be good, but in fact there is no small uncertainty. Denmark still has the possibility of winning France, most African teams are crazy, Tunisia is difficult to say that it can be easily won, Peru is even stranger, can lose 0:5 to Brazil, and in a few days can win Brazil 1:0.
It is no coincidence that several consecutive European teams were eliminated from the group stage after winning the World Cup. Managers are too confident in their own successes, sticking to the techniques and tactics that have been eliminated, using some players who are already in bad shape, etc., are all the reasons why these teams have been eliminated in the group stage.
In fact, there is also an undercurrent in the French team, and a new generation of players has grown rapidly to establish themselves in the team. The older generation of players has not completely faded and wants to defend their position. Solving the management and contradictions of the team is also the subject of head coach Deschamps.