2023-11-18 00:01:51
Already qualified for Euro 2024, the France team now aims to be among the six seeds in the draw on December 2 in Hamburg. Without playing, she got a little closer to this objective for the benefit of Thursday evening’s results. By validating its qualification with a draw (2-2) in Bulgaria, Hungary served the purposes of the Blues.
While they still needed to collect at least 3 more points until then, two draws are now enough for them against Gibraltar this Saturday and Greece on Tuesday. Kylian Mbappé’s partners, credited for the moment with a flawless performance (6 matches for as many victories), would then have 20 points, a total that the winners of groups D, E, G, H and I. As a result, France would be assured of being among the top five who will be seeded with Germany, in its capacity as host country.
Deschamps got the message across
Barring an unlikely surprise, it should even obliterate its top seed on Saturday against the modest selection of Gibraltar, defeated 3-0 in the first leg. From the start of the course, Didier Deschamps emphasized this objective to his players. “Of course, it’s important for us,” insisted Dayot Upamecano on Thursday at a press conference. He (Deschamps) sent us the message. We will start the match as if we were not yet qualified. »
A seeded status would allow the French to optimize their chances of inheriting a more lenient draw than that of 2020, which sent them into a “pool of death” with Hungary, Portugal and neighboring Germany . If France had escaped unscathed, with a success and two draws, it was then eliminated by Switzerland in the round of 16 (3-3, 4 tab to 5).
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