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William Saliba admits France were 'shaken up' by Tunisia in their 1-0 defeat to the the African side and blamed the inexperienced team and unusual positions for first World Cup loss since 2014

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William Saliba has admitted that France were shaken up by the performance of Tunisia in their 1-0 defeat to the African side.

Saliba came on as a second half substitute for a much-changed French side, who had already qualified for the last sixteen, but couldn't prevent the reigning world champions from losing their final group game.

Speaking to beIN Sports the Arsenal defender pointed out that several players were deployed in unusual positions and that the eleven were not used to lining up together. The centre-back also admitted that Tunisia's fast start to the game had an impact on their performance.