France's head coach Didier Deschamps talks to his layers during a during a training session at the Santa Cruz stadium, in Ribeirao Preto, Brazil, Saturday, June 21, 2014. France faces Ecuador, Switzerland and Honduras in group E of the World Cup. Having captured people's attention at the soccer World Cup with some scintillating attacking football, France's players are now in unknown territory after raising expectations back home, having routed Switzerland and Honduras. (AP Photo/David Vincent) (The Associated Press)
RIBEIRAO PRETO, Brazil – It is "pretentious" to say France can win the World Cup despite some attractive early performances, the president of the French Football Federation says.
France has caught the eye so far with some sparkling attacking play, scoring eight goals in two games and all but sealing its place in the next round after beating Ecuador 3-0 and Switzerland 5-2.
France is likely to face either Nigeria or Iran in the knockout stage, but Noel Le Graet says France "can't be too arrogant and say we're above this team or that" as "the team is still very young and hasn't totally proved itself yet."
The fervor back home has increased since Friday's rout of higher-ranked Switzerland, with Le Graet saying Sunday "we've already given (people) a lot of hope."
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