Philippe Auclair

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2,083 appearances 17 recordings 3 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 15 Sep

Philippe Auclair’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Football Weekly · Messi’s record, Mbappé’s magic and Haaland’s big splash: World Cup Daily · 17 Jun 2026 podcast

And then suddenly something switches on.

And then it's a different player, and it's Kylian Mbappe, who is now France's record goalscorer with 58 goals.

That's rather a lot.

He's only 27 years of age.

I mean, it's absolutely ridiculous.

But it shouldn't make us forget that France's first half was, to quote Alan Hansen, was diabolical.

It was really awful.

It had no rhythm, no pattern, no fluidity, no beat, nothing.

And to be honest, France was very, very lucky to come off the pitch at halftime with a score, you know, at near-nil parity score because Senegal was the team better organised and more dangerous.

But they don't have an Olysee, a Barcola, Mbappé.

Dembélé was very quiet today, which is not the first time he's been with the French national team.

But again, is he playing in the right position with that particular setup?

I'm not too sure about that.

And it also shows that Deschamps has got this amazing bench that he can count on.

Because when you can ask... Bring on Cherky with five minutes left.

Yeah, you bring in Arcola and you bring in Cherky.

So that's okay.

And there were a couple of other guys who were there.

But it's not perfect by any means.

But I think I was actually dreading that game, Max, because I thought that it could be...

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