DIRECT. 2024 Olympic draw: here are the opponents of the Blues for the football tournaments

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DIRECT 2024 Olympic draw here are the opponents of the

From 8 p.m., the two French selections led by Thierry Henry and Hervé Renard will meet their first opponents during the Olympic football tournament at the 2024 Olympics. Follow the draw live.

20:23 – Pérec: “All that remains is to perform”

“I will be able to put my three gold medals on the line to compete in the Olympics at home. The athletes, all they have to do is perform. That’s only what we ask of them”

20:21 – Time for the men’s draw

The two legends of world sport, the Argentinian Javier Saviola and the French Marie-José Pérec will proceed to the draw.

20:19 – Necib: “A global event”

Louisa Necib speaking to Fabien Lévêque: “I had the chance to play in two Olympic tournaments. The Olympic Games are a unique global event. We will have the best teams present. Not seeing England, vice-world champion and reigning European champion absent, it shows the level”

20:17 – Wenger: “It’s not easy to play at home as a favorite”

Arsène Wenger speaking to Fabien Lévêque: “I have a lot of encouragement for Thierry Henry and Hervé Renard. It’s not easy to play at home as a favorite. The women, it’s a bit like the World Cup, there will be all the best teams.”

20:15 – Estanguet: “Be numerous”

Tony Estanguet speaking to Fabien Lévêque: “Football is the sport where there are the most spectators. Football at the Olympics is very important. From 9:30 p.m., a million tickets will be on sale to support our two French teams. Be there in large numbers.”

20:12 – Infantino: “Paris occupies a unique place in the world”

Gianni Infantino, FIFA boss in a video broadcast: “Some of the best players in the world will compete for the Olympic title. Paris occupies a unique place in football. It was in Paris that FIFA was born there is 120 years old. Good luck to all the teams who will participate. I look forward to seeing you again in a few months.”

20:08 – Last medal in 1984

At the Olympic Games, the Blues’ only gold medal in football dates back to 1984 when the French Olympic team won in Los Angeles against Brazil. Back in pictures during the ceremony.

20:07 – Renard: “It will be a fantastic event”

Hervé Renard at the microphone of Fabien Lévêque: “In women’s football, the best place is fourth. At the Olympics, we represent France and we have to go and get a gold medal for the French Olympic team. It’s a dream, it’s in France, it will be a fantastic event.”

20:05 – Henry: “Trying to go for the gold”

Thierry Henry at Fabien Lévêque’s microphone: “Personally, the Olympics are Marie-José Perec. It was my parents who woke me up to see athletics, the Barjots, Tony Parker. I cried at not being able to qualify. We have to go get this medal. We’re going to try everything.”

20:03 – A look back at the title holders

A look back at the last titled nations, Brazil among the men and Canada among the women.

8:00 p.m. – The ceremony begins!

While the draw will begin shortly, the ceremony has just begun, presented by Fabien Lévêque.

19:55 – The best and worst draw for the Blues

As the draw begins in a few minutes, here are the best and worst draws for the two qualified French selections:

19:50 – Henry: “Try to have the best team possible”

For the Bleuets, Thierry Henry will have the opportunity to select three players over 23 years old, while the name of captain Kylian Mbappé comes up repeatedly like that of Antoine Griezmann. For All Sportthe Espoirs coach how to build the best possible group: “The Olympic Games are not on Fifa dates. (…) It’s a bit like the world is upside down. (…) We will try to have the best team, that’s the most important thing , and a team that we can prepare.”

19:45 – “At least on the podium”

While he will leave the head of the French women’s team at the end of the 2024 Olympics, Hervé Renard has a clear objective: finish on the podium. “I told Hervé Renard, the women’s coach, and Thierry Henry, the boys’ coach, that we had to be at least on the podium. It’s an ambitious goal because the Games are here and because “We are clear-minded about the quality of our teams. France, for several years, has been in the elite of international football, whether for boys or girls.”declared Philippe Diallo, the president of the French Football Federation, last January.

19:40 – Which stadiums will the tournament matches take place in?

Seven stadiums in seven cities will host the women’s and men’s matches in the Olympic football tournaments:

19:35 – The format of the women’s tournament

In the women’s tournament, twelve selections are divided into three groups of four teams. The top two nations from each group qualify for the quarter-finals and the top two third-placed teams also move on to the knockout stage. The selections face each other until the final and the small final, pitting the two defeated countries against each other in the last four.

7:30 p.m. – Hats from the women’s Olympic tournament

Here are the four hats for the 2024 Olympic women’s football tournament:

19:25 – Ten qualified women’s selections

In the women’s tournament, ten selections out of twelve participants are already known:

19:20 – The format of the men’s tournament

In the men’s tournament, sixteen qualified nations are divided into four groups of four teams. After the group stage matches, the top two from each group qualify for the knockout stage. The selections compete until the final and the small final, pitting the two losers against each other in the last four.

19:15 – Men’s tournament hats

The groups are drawn using hats. Here is the identity of the hats for the men’s football tournament at the 2024 Olympics:

19:10 – Qualified men’s teams

In the men’s football tournament at the 2024 Olympics, 16 teams are competing for the Olympic title. For the moment, 12 teams are already known:

19:05 – On which channel to watch the draw?

The draw will be broadcast on the antennas of France 3. FIFA+ and FIFA.com will also stream the draw. Fabien Lévêque will present the ceremony. He will be accompanied by FIFA competitions director Jaime Yarza and women’s football division director Sarai Bareman. Former Argentina international Javier Saviola will be responsible for making the draw alongside former Canada goalkeeper Stephanie Labbé, former Ivory Coast international Didier Drogba and French athletics legend Marie-José Pérec.

7:00 p.m. – Good evening everyone!

Good evening everyone and welcome to the live draw of the football tournaments in 2024 Olympic Games. Draw starts in an hour.

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