French defender Raphael Varane warned against comparing his team's performance in Qatar with their run to victory in the 2018 World Cup, saying times had changed.
The defending champions became the first team in the 32-nation tournament to reach the round of 16 by beating Denmark 2-1 on Saturday thanks to two second-half goals by the electric Kylian Mbappe.
"I think we have to avoid making too many comparisons," Varane told a news conference on Sunday. "This is another time. The difficulty of a World Cup is that the players are different, they are in different shape. Four years in soccer is an eternity." "We have to continue working with the same values that have contributed to our success in recent years," he said.
Tunisia, who drew against Denmark and lost to Australia, should be regarded as serious opponents, Varane said.
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