FRENCH TEAM. Absent from training Thursday March 24 due to an ENT infection, Kylian Mbappé is uncertain for the friendly match of the Blues Friday March 25 against Côte d’Ivoire.
[Mis à jour le 24 mars 2022 à 18h21] In a press conference on Thursday March 24, the day before facing Côte d’Ivoire at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille for its first preparation match for the 2022 World Cup, Didier Deschamps communicated the absence of Kylian Mbappé in training this afternoon : “Kylian is not going to do the session because of an ENT infection. I will take stock with him and the medical staff tomorrow. I cannot give a definitive answer today.” The decision on his participation in the game against the Elephants will be taken tomorrow. N’Golo Kanté is already forfeited for the first match: “Kante won’t be here tomorrow, but will be here for the second game”, announced the coach of the France team.
Two days after seeing Kylian Mbappé refuse on Tuesday March 22 to participate in certain operations linked to sponsors, Didier Deschamps confirmed that the affair had not disturbed the group: “There is not the slightest impact on the state of mind and the concentration of the group. I do not have the ins and outs on this file which does not concern, it is the responsibility of my president. But whether before or after, the band did what they had to do.” Same answer for Hugo Lloris, captain of the Blues at a press conference before his coach: “There was no negative effect on the group. I do not have all the elements to answer, but image rights have always been an important subject in sport, especially in a collective sport. I have no no doubt that Kylian and the Federation will find a solution. The most important thing is that it does not affect the balance of the team. It does not, so there is no worry.”
Here is the calendar of the French football team for the year 2022 with a first outing in Marseille on Friday March 25:
- March 25 : France – Ivory Coast in Marseille
- March 29 : France – South Africa
- June 3: France – Denmark
- June 6: Croatia – France
- June 10 : Austria – France
- June 13 : France – Croatia
Here is everything you need to know about the news of the Blues until the World Cup 2022
- March 2022 : two friendly matches on March 25 and 29 against Côte d’Ivoire and South Africa
- April 2022: Draw for the group stage of the World Cup-2022, April 1 (Doha)
- June 3: France – Denmark
- June 6: Croatia – France
- June 10 : Austria – France
- June 13 : France – Croatia
- September 22 : France – Austria
- September 25 : Denmark – France
- November 2022: World Cup in Qatar, from November 21 to December 18
The 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign started against Ukraine on March 24, 2021 and ends against Finland on November 16. Here are all the results of the France team:
- March 24, 2021. France – Ukraine: 1-1
- March 28, 2021. Kazakhstan – France: 0-2
- March 31, 2021. Bosnia – France: 0-1
- September 1, 2021. France – Bosnia: 1-1
- September 4, 2021. Ukraine – France: 1-1
- September 7, 2021. France – Finland: 2-0
Here is the ranking of the top scorer of the French football team with Thierry Henry still at the top of the hierarchy:
- Thierry Henry: 51 goals
- Olivier Giroud: 46 goals
- Michel Platini: 41 goals
- Antoine Griezmann: 41 goals
- David Trezeguet: 34 goals
- Karim Benzema: 33 goals
- Zinedine Zidane: 31 goals
- Just Fontaine: 30 goals
- Jean-Pierre Papin: 30 goals
- Youri Djorkaeff: 28 goals
The jersey of the France team is changed during new competitions. The current jersey was used during Euro 2020, but will not be used for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. According to a site, Footy Headlines, the France team jersey for 2022 is already ready. The jersey is navy blue, with a simple round neck, with fine horizontal stripes. The FFF logo, number, logo of the Nike equipment supplier would be golden.
Here is the last composition of the list of 23 players of the French team by Didier Deschamps:
- Guardians : Alphonse Areola, Mike Maignan, Hugo Lloris.
- Defenders : Lucas Digne, Jonathan Clauss, Lucas Hernandez, Théo Hernandez, Presnel Kimpembe, Jules Koundé, William Saliba, Raphael Varane.
- Environments : Matteo Guendouzi, N’Golo Kante, Paul Pogba, Adrien Rabiot, Aurélien Tchouameni.
- Attackers : Wissam Ben Yedder, Olivier Giroud, Kingsley Coman, Moussa Diaby, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappé, Christopher Nkunku.