Patrick Vieira reveals team he wants France to avoid in World Cup final

France hero Patrick Vieira doesn’t fancy coming up against England in the World Cup final (Picture: ITV)

Patrick Vieira says he hopes France do not have to face England should they advance through to this year’s World Cup final.

Four years on from their painful runners-up finish to Argentina, France breezed through Group I to secure their place in the knockout phase – scoring ten goals and conceding only twice from their three games.

This set up a last-16 clash against Sweden, where France’s all-star attack unleashed a scintillating brand of football to advance to the quarter-finals, with Kylian Mbappe netting twice in a comprehensive 3-0 victory.

A 70th-minute Mbappe penalty proved...