FRENCH TEAM. Qualified for the 2022 World Cup, the Blues begin their preparation for the next World Cup with two friendly matches: March 25 against Côte d’Ivoire and March 29 against South Africa.
[Mis à jour le 21 mars 2022 à 14h24] After its 1st place in the qualifiers, the French team has already qualified for the next World Cup in 2022 in Qatar. The Blues will begin preparation for the next World Cup where they will defend their title on Friday March 25 with the reception of Côte d’Ivoire at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille. Four days later, Kylian Mbappé and his teammates will face South Africa at the Pierre Mauroy stadium in Lille. In the history of the France team, the Blues have already faced South Africa four times (two wins, one draw and one loss) and the Ivory Coast twice (one win, one draw). ). These two friendlies are the last meeting for the Blues before April 1 and the draw for the 2022 World Cup.
For this gathering, Didier Deschamps will continue to experiment with his new device: the 3-5-2. The coach called Jonathan Clauss, the right side of RC Lens with a very attacking profile. Author of an excellent season for the moment with 26 goals and 15 assists in 39 games, Christopher Nkunku, attacking midfielder of RB Leipzig will also discover Clairefontaine. Just like William Saliba who replaces Benjamin Pavard, positive for Covid-19. No longer selected by “DD” since the Euro 2021 fiasco, Olivier Giroud takes the place of Karim Benzema in this rally, injured in the calf. With his 46 goals, the AC Milan striker has the opportunity during these two friendly matches to match the 51 goals of Thierry Henry, top scorer in the history of the France team.
Here is the calendar of the French football team for the year 2022 with a first outing in Marseille on Friday March 25:
- March 25 : France – Ivory Coast in Marseille
- March 29 : France – South Africa
- June 3: France – Denmark
- June 6: Croatia – France
- June 10 : Austria – France
- June 13 : France – Croatia
Here is everything you need to know about the news of the Blues until the World Cup 2022
- March 2022 : two friendly matches on March 25 and 29 against Côte d’Ivoire and South Africa
- April 2022: Draw for the group stage of the World Cup-2022, April 1 (Doha)
- June 3: France – Denmark
- June 6: Croatia – France
- June 10 : Austria – France
- June 13 : France – Croatia
- September 22 : France – Austria
- September 25 : Denmark – France
- November 2022: World Cup in Qatarfrom November 21 to December 18
The 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign started against Ukraine on March 24, 2021 and ends against Finland on November 16. Here are all the results of the France team:
- March 24, 2021. France – Ukraine: 1-1
- March 28, 2021. Kazakhstan – France: 0-2
- March 31, 2021. Bosnia – France: 0-1
- September 1, 2021. France – Bosnia: 1-1
- September 4, 2021. Ukraine – France: 1-1
- September 7, 2021. France – Finland: 2-0
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: 46 goals
- Michel Platini: 41 goals
- Antoine Griezmann: 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
The jersey of the France team is changed during new competitions. The current jersey was used during Euro 2020, but will not be used for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. According to a site, Footy Headlines, the France team jersey for 2022 is already ready. The jersey is navy blue, with a simple round neck, with fine horizontal stripes. The FFF logo, number, logo of the Nike equipment supplier would be golden.
Here is the last composition of the list of 23 players of the French team by Didier Deschamps:
- Guardians : Alphonse Areola, Mike Maignan, Hugo Lloris.
- Defenders : Lucas Digne, Jonathan Clauss, Lucas Hernandez, Théo Hernandez, Presnel Kimpembe, Jules Koundé, William Saliba, Raphael Varane.
- Environments : Matteo Guendouzi, N’Golo Kante, Paul Pogba, Adrien Rabiot, Aurélien Tchouameni.
- Attackers : Wissam Ben Yedder, Olivier Giroud, Kingsley Coman, Moussa Diaby, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappé, Christopher Nkunku.