A few days before entering the World Cup, the France team is fine-tuning the final settings and a trend is emerging on the future team composition against Australia.
The essential
- The France team officially begins its World Cup on Tuesday November 22 against Australia, as in the 2018 edition before facing Denmark and ending its group stage against Tunisia
- For this first meeting against the Australians, Didier Deschamps will abandon his defense at 3, that’s for sure. But what will be the animation? According to information from the team, France could evolve in 4-2-3-1 with an Adrien Rabiot who could evolve in the left lane, like a Blaise Matuidi in 2018.
- Follow all the news of the France team in this 2022 World Cup with the latest information on the compositions, group life, injuries etc…
The latest news
Giroud, Benzema, Varane. Where are the players?
November 18 at 8:14 a.m. New concern for the France team a few days before the first match of the World Cup? Thursday, November 17 during training open to the public, Olivier Giroud injured his foot following a strike and seemed to be affected for a few minutes before finally getting up and participating at the end of collective training. Regarding Karim Benzema and Raphaël Varane, the concern is starting to grow.
If in the first minutes, the Madrid striker and the Manchester United defender were training with the rest of the squad, they very quickly left the group to train separately with, in particular, a work of races with the physical trainer of the Blues according to information from reporters on site. The state of health of the two players even questions whether Karim Benzema wanted to be reassuring at the microphone of L’Equipe on Tuesday November 15, indicating that he only had pain and no major injury.
The numbers of each player of the France team were revealed on November 15, just one week before their entry into the competition, on November 22 against Australia. Captain and goalkeeper of the team, Hugo Lloris will wear the number 1. Note that the 9 was left to Olivier Giroud when Karim Benzema inherited the 19. Antoine Griezmann will wear 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 next 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, writes the equipment manufacturer in its press release. The motif of the oak leaf and the olive branch of the home kit represents strength, solidarity and solidarity. peace. Classic French design elements include a tricolor insert on the shorts, jacquard sock and cuff, and gold detailing.
The draw for the 2022 World Cup therefore placed the French team in Pool D. The list of teams in this fourth group for this World Cup is therefore as follows:
- France
- Australia
- Denmark
- Tunisia
The dates for the 2022 FIFA World Cup have been known for some time. It is from November 21 to December 18 that the football planet has an appointment in Qatar. The date of the first match for the French team in the competition, against Australia, intercontinental play-off, has been set for Tuesday November 22, 2022, at 8 p.m. France, the reigning world champions, will start against the same team as four years ago. And we hope that the Blues will have as much trouble overcoming the Australians as in June 2018 (2-1 after a rough match), if the key is the same success until the end of the competition. Denmark will follow on November 26, another old friend, then Tunisia on November 30:
- November 22 (8 p.m.): France – Australia
- November 26 (5 p.m.): France – Denmark, in Doha, stadium 974.
- November 30 (4 p.m.): Tunisia – France, in Al-Rayyan, stadium of the City of Education.
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The Blues started preparation for the 2022 World Cup in March: a sluggish victory against Côte d’Ivoire and an offensive festival against South Africa before sinking in the League of Nations. Here are all the results of the French team this year:
- March 25, 2022: France – Ivory Coast: 2-1
- March 29, 2022: France – South Africa: 5-0
- June 3, 2022: France – Denmark: 1-2
- June 6, 2022: Croatia – France: 1-1
- June 10, 2022: Austria – France: 1-1
- June 13, 2022: France – Croatia: 0-1
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: 49 goals
- Antoine Griezmann: 42 goals
- Michel Platini: 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
- Kylian Mbappe: 26 goals