The France team advances to the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup and will have to defeat England on Saturday December 10 to go further in the competition in Qatar.
The essential
- The France team qualified for the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar thanks to a controlled game and a 3-1 against Poland in the match on Sunday December 4.
- See you on Saturday December 10 at 8 p.m. to watch the match between the Blues and the Three Lions of England, who will compete for a place in the semi-finals.
- Records were reached in Les Bleus’ last match, Olivier Giroud became the French team’s top scorer with 52 goals, one more than Thierry Henry, while Hugo Lloris has as many caps as Lilian Thuram.
- Follow all the news on the France team during this 2022 World Cup.
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12:45 – Griezmann, an activity as offensive as defensive
The repositioning of Antoine Griezmann lower in the midfield, in the heart of the midfield of the France team, appears to be the main paying choice of Didier Deschamps since the start of the World Cup. According to Opta, the sports stats machine, the Frenchman has generated 15 chances in four games, more than any other player since the start of the competition. Having dropped a notch therefore does not seem to have impacted his offensive performance, while increasing his defensive weight: 18 balls have been recovered by the Atlético Madrid player since the start of the World Cup, to which must be added 5 tackles successful. An express adaptation for the one who was attacking the Blues until then.
11:54 – More than 14 million French people in front of the Blues
The France team attracts in front of the TV! TF1 once again recorded a huge audience on Sunday afternoon: 14.32 million people watched the Habs’ round of 16 against Poland. La Une garnered a 68.9% audience share and recorded its best audience of the year. A record broken for the 1/4 against England on Saturday evening?
10:19 – The Minister of Sports in support of the Blues in Qatar
It is a promise made before the start of the World Cup: the Minister of Sports Amélie Oudéa-Castera will travel to Qatar to attend the match of the French team in the quarter-finals. Since the start of the competition, French politics has followed the World Cup from a distance but has remained involved with, in particular, a President of the Republic – whose attachment to football we know – who lends himself to the game of predictions in the press, whose Parisian. Emmanuel Macron had also bet on the arrival of the Blues in the quarters and was right on the score of the meeting France – Poland with a 3-1 for the French camp. Chauvinistic but correct prediction!
09:57 – Kylian Mbappé back at a press conference
He is as present and effective in the field as he is discreet or absent from press conferences. While Kylian Mbappé seemed to shun the performances before and after the match, the striker came out of silence on Sunday December 4, pushed by his election as best man of the match, a title obtained at the end of each meeting of the team. of France, since the start of the World Cup. The young footballer also explained this prolonged silence: “I wanted to express myself on the fact of knowing why I did not speak. I have nothing against journalists and people, but I need focus on my competition. I need not to waste energy on other things. I learned that the federation was going to have a fine, I undertake to pay it personally. That way, it’s do”. A succinct speech but which satisfied the press.
09:36 – Les Bleus quarter-finalists for the third consecutive time
2014, 2018 and 2022! The World Cup in Qatar is far from over but the France team can already congratulate themselves on reaching the quarter-finals for the third time in a row, said Didier Deschamps on BeIn Sport after the match France – Poland. But as reigning world champions, the Blues must honor their reputation and go as far as possible in the competition and there is no lack of desire in the locker room. “They are there, they are not satisfied and are hungry,” also said the French coach.
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09:14 – Kylian Mbappé, top scorer in the World Cup
The France team can boast of having in its ranks the top scorer of the World Cup at the time of the round of 16. After four games, the 23-year-old striker has five goals to his name. The French player is two goals ahead, the next six in the standings including Olivier Giroud, another strong element of the Blues, the Argentinian Lionel Messi, the Spaniard Alvaro Morata, the Dutchman Cody Gakpo or the Englishman Marcus Rashford. The road is still long to maintain this place but the prodigy player has the fangs and came to win, why not to leave with the title of top scorer?
08:53 – The defense of the Blues tested against England
If the attacking qualities of the French team were proven during the group stage and against Poland in the round of 16, the quarter played against England will challenge the defensive game of the Blues, according to the analysis of Bixente Lizarazu, world champion and consultant for France info. With formidable attackers including Jordan Henderson, author of two goals against Senegal, and Harry Kane who scored his first goal of the competition and impresses with his speed and precision on the pitch, England could be just as offensive than the France team.
08:35 – Olivier Giroud, new top scorer for the France team!
The French team holds a new record holder! Olivier Giroud grabbed the title of top scorer for the Blues by scoring his 52nd goal with the French selection during the match against Poland. The striker exceeds the old record held by Thierry Henry by one goal and can hope to widen the gap during the next meetings of the French team, starting with the match against England this Saturday.
08:24 – England, a privileged opponent of the France team
The meeting between the French and English selections this Saturday, December 10 will be the 42nd between the two nations. If England is the team that France has faced the most in its history – after Belgium with 75 games – it is also one of those that has often undermined the Blues who have only won 11 games. . But if the quarterfinal match is yet another confrontation against the Three Lions, it is the first to put into play a direct elimination at a World Cup.
08:10 – France – England, a challenge for both teams?
After Australia, Denmark, Tunisia and Poland, the level of difficulty rises for the French team which will play against England. Offensive and strong from striker Harry Kane, the Three Lions side promise a bigger challenge for the Blues who remain favorites as reigning world champions. Names like Mbappé, Giroud or Griezmann worry England coach Gareth Southgate who recognizes that the quarter-final match will be “our biggest test […] with an incredible number of individual talents. […] It will be an incredible match to prepare for,” reports the‘Crew.
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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