When asked how he handled the "
media storm
" in the preparation of his team, Didier Deschamps sighs.
While France has just won its first match of the Football World Cup against Australia, have the controversies and numerous calls for a boycott been overtaken by the enthusiasm around the national team?
This is undoubtedly what the coach hoped for.
Le Figaro
went to survey the supporters of the Blues.
"
It's still a great time to see friends at the bar
," says Albéric.
Sensitive to the scandal around the construction of stadiums which would have cost the lives of thousands of immigrant workers, this 28-year-old Parisian did not want to deprive himself of a competition for all that.
"
It's not up to us, the fans, to suffer the consequences
," he said, angry at the authorities of Fifa and Qatar.
Basically, Albéric also laughs at the absurdity of organizing such a competition in a country that is far from football.
“
Normally the World Cup is a vector of development, of popular momentum.
For Qatar, it's a new toy, they could have had the Mona Lisa, they had the World Cup
”.
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