Ireland – France (FOOT): a change of device and a sacrificed player? – DIRECT

5:00 p.m. – “Make the game easy” against Ireland

Before Ireland-France, Kylian Mbappe showed his desire to “make the match easy. During our first match we made it easy. I hope that will be the case in the other matches. We will see in the more difficult moments. I am sure that this team has the character necessary to overcome this type of test”.

4:30 p.m. – “He has that in him”, Didier Deschamps on Mbappé

Before the match between Ireland and France, Didier Deschamps talked about the crazy statistics of Kylian Mbappé who is approaching Platini’s record (41 goals). “He is ambitious. He has goals. He does everything to set himself higher ones. Obviously it is through the collective that he will succeed in achieving them. He is already starting to have a lot of them. He has that in him. It is on this that he has a driving role in relation to the group as a whole. He will do everything to get there. I know knowing him that he will do everything to succeed and he will need others, but it’s Kylian”, he concluded with a smile.

4:00 p.m. – Will Mbappé overtake Platini?

To put a hat-trick in a match is difficult. But maybe not for Kylian Mbappé who remains in the France team on a double against the Netherlands on Friday March 24 and on a hat-trick in the final of the World Cup on December 18, 2022. He therefore scored five goals in two matches. The new captain has again taken a step forward at 24 years old. Against the Dutch, the Parisian striker exceeded in the scorer rankings for the France team, Karim Benzema. The Madrilenian had scored 37. Mbappé now counts 38. He is three lengths behind Michel Platini who is now “the next target to shoot down”, he detailed in a press conference before the meeting between Ireland and France.

15:30 – Deschamps remains in continuity for Ireland-France

Except Kolo Muani who will probably be repositioned on the right and Giroud who will return to the center, the coach will choose to trust the same players. On the right Koundé is still preferred to Benjamin Pavard. In the axis, the new hinge seems to be confirmed with Upamecano-Konaté. The Liberos will be accompanied on the left wing by Théo Hernandez who makes up for the absence of his brother Lucas. In midfield Aurélien Tchouaméni will be in front of the defense. He will be supported by Adrien Rabiot who has taken another stripe in the France team and who above all frees Kylian Mbappé as described by the new captain. “Personally he gives me a lot of confidence on the left side. When I know I have him behind me, it makes me feel secure” detailed number 10 about his comrade at a press conference before Ireland-France. Antoine Griezmann will orchestrate the game of the Blues with Giroud at the forefront and on the sides Kolo Muani and Kylian Mbappé.

14:58 – “The most dangerous team possible”, Deschamps

The coach said in a press conference before the Ireland-France match, he wants “to make the team as dangerous as possible for the opponent”. So how can we do without the top scorer in the history of the France team? Olivier Giroud should make his return for the umpteenth time in the starting lineup. Currently at 53 goals, the Milan striker has never disappointed with the tricolor jersey. Didier Deschamps can count on his number 9, formidable efficiency and physically very impactful against an opposing defense.

14:30 – Kolo Muani on the right?

Less prominent against the Netherlands on Friday March 24 in the big 4-0 victory, Kingsley Coman may have lost points on the right side of the attack where the competition can be quite tough. Randal Kolo Muani could, for example, play as a right winger tonight for Ireland-France, as coach Didier Deschamps pointed out at a pre-match press conference: “He has the profile to play on one side. He has already done it with us. He has this capacity for movement, displacement and speed”.

14:00 – Probable line-ups of Ireland – France

The form of the France team should undoubtedly encourage Stephen Kenny to field his most competitive eleven. The Blues will arrive at the Aviva Stadium with the ambition to take the three points. Didier Deschamps should thus rely on the same team as Friday March 24 against the Netherlands with the exception of Kingsley Coman who will be replaced by the top scorer of the France team, Olivier Giroud.

• Ireland : Bazunu – D.O’Shea, N.Collins, Egan – Cullen, Molumby, Knight, McClean, Doherty – Obafemi, E.Fergusen
• France : Maignan – Hernandez, Upamecano, Konaté, Koundé – Griezmann, Rabiot, Tchouaméni – Mbappé, Kolo Muani, Giroud

1:30 p.m. – Everyone welcome!

Welcome to this live! The French football team will face Ireland on Monday March 27 in the second qualifying match for Euro 2024. Les Bleus won at the Stade de France on Friday March 24 against the Netherlands 4 to 0 The tricolors have therefore succeeded in their entry into post World Cup 2022. During the match, the new captain Kylian Mbappé distinguished himself by scoring twice and overtaking Karim Benzema in the number of goals scored for the France team. With 38 goals, the native of Bondy is only 3 lengths behind Michel Platini with 41 goals. First in Group B, France will therefore have the opportunity this evening to take a good lead over their competitors while the Irish will begin this qualifying phase.