The death of Didier Roustan at the age of 66. A figure of French sports journalism, nostalgic for romantic football, this passionate and sometimes offbeat storyteller liked to mix small and big stories, sprinkling his stories with numerous anecdotes, with a pronounced prism for South America. Diego Maradona was also one of his idols. Radio Foot had often received the commentator-columnist, notably for the publication of his book PuzzleWe will discuss the Brazzaville native with our consultants.
2026 World Cup Qualifiers in South America
At the end of matchdays 7 and 8 (out of 18), Argentina remains at the top of the standings, but Colombia is only two lengths behind. The Cafeteros, at home, beat the world champions (2-1) and took their revenge after the final lost on July 15 in Miami in the Copa America final. Anecdotal? Deprived of Messi, the Blues and Whites conceded a second defeat in these qualifiers after that of November 2023 against Uruguay. The Seleção relapses! 4th defeat of the Auriverde in five matches. Beaten in Asuncion by Paraguay, Brazil is no longer as flamboyant. Bad pass or bad depth.
CAN 2025, results of the first two days of qualifying
The favorites hold their rank, have two victories. DRC, Ivory Coast, Tunisia… And score! 5 goals from Algeria, 7 from Egypt, 5 from Morocco. Cameroon stalls against Zimbabwe, Mali and Burkina Faso recover. 2nd defeat for Guinea, beaten this time by Tanzania. 48 matches, many matches relocated due to lack of operational stadiums.
With Annie Gasnier today: Philippe Doucet, Salim Baungally and Nabil Djellit. Technique/direction Matthieu Degueldre – David Fintzel/Pierre Guérin.
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