We now know the opponent of the France team who will therefore face England in the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup.
The essential
- At the end of a particularly well-controlled meeting, the France team won 3-1 against Poland on Sunday December 4 thanks to two goals from Mbappé and one from Giroud and qualified for the quarter-finals. of the World Cup.
- The Blues will find England in the quarter-finals of the World Cup after the victory of the Three Lions against Senegal this Sunday. The meeting will take place on Saturday December 10 at 8 p.m.
- On the sidelines of the match, Olivier Giroud became the only top scorer for the France team with a 52nd goal in selection, one more than Thierry Henry while Hugo Lloris joined Lilian Thuram in number of selections.
- Follow all the information on the France team during this 2022 World Cup.
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22:45 – England, an old memory
The English and the French know each other very well and not only in rugby. France – England is one of the classics of world football with many confrontations such as the farewell of Deschamps or Blanc in 2000, the victory at Euro 2004 with a very great Zinedine Zidane, the draw at Euro 2012 or even, more recently, the terrible friendly match at Wembley, a few days after the Paris attacks, which saw the Three Lions win 2-0 to general indifference.
22:20 – What date?
It will take a little patience to attend this France – England since the quarter-final of the World Cup is scheduled for Saturday, December 10, kick-off given at 8 p.m.
22:00 – France will face England in the quarterfinals
It is now official, the France team will face England in the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup after the victory of the English against Senegal this Sunday, December 4.
21:45 – Rabiot: “Ready to face anyone”
“For the next round, we have no preference, we have to focus on ourselves and have this state of mind like in the second half. We are ready to face anyone,” said Adrien Rabiot after the meeting.
9:30 p.m. – Southgate refused to mention France
In a press conference before the round of 16 against Senegal, Gareth Southgate refused to mention the France team. “We face Senegal tomorrow and there is nothing more to say,” he said.
9:00 p.m. – Deschamps congratulates Lloris and Giroud
“That Giroud is an incredible player, there are many who say it now, he has been criticized a lot all the same, but Olivier is Olivier with his state of mind. He has always had to fight in a register that is When he hasn’t been decisive, he’s so useful to the team but like any centre-forward, he prefers collective victory but to win with this record of goals, it’s not nothing and it’s not is not just anyone held it with Thierry Henry. There is also the record of Hugo Lloris. These are those who have been there since the first World Cup in 2014 and who are still there. We must underline the requirement that the high level and these players have maintained it. They always want to win and pass it on to young people.”
20:30 – Senegal or England, no preference for Koundé
“This qualification is deserved even if we suffered in the first half against a great team, which we allowed to gain confidence with avoidable ball losses. We were able to hurt at important times. We had to erase our losses from ball, put more intensity. When we put them under pressure, it was a team that was capable of losing balls. It will not be too much the six days to recover and prepare for the quarter-final. We will very quickly decompress and recover. We will quietly go back to the hotel and watch the match between England and Senegal since we like football but we have no preference “explained Koundé at the microphone of TF1.
20:07 – Koulibaly: “The French team was in the back of my mind”
While Senegal hopes to qualify for the quarters and find France, the captain of Senegal has reconsidered his choice not to play with the Blues. “The France team was in the back of my mind but Senegal pushed for me. And I have no regrets. When I saw the light in my parents’ eyes, I understood. It’s really thanks to them that I chose Senegal. I was then in Naples, Maurizio Sarri had just arrived, I didn’t play a lot. And it was the selection that then opened the doors to me. my club. It gave me more confidence, more self-confidence.”
7:46 p.m. – “A childhood dream” for Giroud
Top scorer in the history of the Blues, Olivier Giroud was very happy after this round of 16 against Poland. “The adventure continues, we said to ourselves in the locker room that to live a wonderful experience together, we had to be united and united, to be one. We were able to find the right words in the locker room, we have a great bunch of friends, it shows on the field. This team is rewarded for its efforts, we are not going to hide our pleasure this evening. There are my wife and my children who are there, plus my childhood friends, it’s It’s a childhood dream to beat Thierry Henry like that. A lot of people told me it was coming, now I’m putting it behind me and my obsession is to go as far as possible with the team.”
19:26 – Mbappé can solve a lot of problems for Deschamps
“It was not easy because this Polish team was well organized to upset us and leave. We changed a few placements at half-time, we found some binding. Kylian Mbappé has this ability to solve many problems, so much the better for us. There has been unity since the start, obviously the result is something very good. It’s shared joy, we’ll have a little more time, we’ll enjoy a little our loved ones and our family as planned” explained Didier Deschamps after the meeting.
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The numbers of each player of the France team were revealed on November 15, just one week before their entry into the competition. Captain and goalkeeper of the team, Hugo Lloris wears the number 1. We note that the 9 was left to Olivier Giroud when Karim Benzema inherited the 19 before leaving the Blues on withdrawal. Antoine Griezmann wears the 7 and the 10 was offered to Kylian Mbappé.
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The photo of the France team for the 2022 World Cup
The official photo of the France team was unveiled on November 15. Taken at Clairefontaine the day before their departure for Qatar, it was – something unprecedented – done indoors because of the weather.
As usual before each major competition, the jersey of the France team for the World Cup was officially unveiled on September 15 by the equipment supplier Nike. The outfits do not present any big surprises and correspond to the “leaks” mentioned for several days.
The home jersey is sober with midnight blue and a gold logo, while the white breaks the codes a little more. “The French collection is a fusion of the heritage and the future of the country,” wrote the equipment manufacturer in its press release. “The home kit’s oak leaf and olive branch motif represents strength, solidarity and peace. Classic French design elements include a tricolor insert on the shorts, jacquard sock and cuff as well as only golden details”.
Here is the ranking of the top scorer of the French football team with Olivier Giroud at the top of the hierarchy ahead of Thierry Henry:
- Olivier Giroud: 52 goals
- Thierry Henry: 51 goals
- Antoine Griezmann: 42 goals
- Michel Platini: 41 goals
- David Trezeguet: 34 goals
- Karim Benzema: 33 goals
- Kylian Mbappe: 32 goals
- Zinedine Zidane: 31 goals
- Just Fontaine: 30 goals
- Jean-Pierre Papin: 30 goals
- Youri Djorkaeff: 28 goals