I also thought France would let some of its starters and sub them in the second half. Mbappe and Giroud have history to make but Deschamps believes that the safest way to protect its players from possible injuries is to rest them and relax.
Despite facing the second French squad, props to Tunisia for fighting until the end and managing a victory over the defending champions before they exit.
I cannot imagine the reactions of the bettors right now upon realizing that their expected squad didn't show up on the field.
Even though this was a very good opportunity and moment for Mbappe to be able to add to his goal if France put the main squad in from the start, Mbappe just played in the 63rd minute after Tunisia scored a goal. With Mbappe playing, of course France doesn't want to lose and maybe, previously Deschamps believed that by playing a second-tier player the result might be a draw.
But what happened was that this was a consolation victory for Tunisia, but the defeat still didn't make France's position taken over and France still won Group D.
But to be honest, this is indeed a disappointing result because I also bet on a French win.
Before that I didn't think France would only play with second-tier players, and I thought France would still play as usual with its best squad. Considering that at least they also have to give Mbappe the opportunity to add goals and of course, to make Mbappe's goals stronger as the top scorer.
But sadly, my estimate was wrong and I should be able to accept this result. But indeed, this method must be done at least to keep their main squad healthy and good for the next match.