Bosnia-France: 5 questions on the last match of the Blues before the list of 23 at the Euro

With Sébastien Ferreira

Where and when to follow this meeting?

For 8 days, the world champions will have spent a good amount of time in the air.

Almost 7 hours by plane to reach Kazakhstan last Friday.

Then more than 5 hours to make the trip between Nursoultan and Sarajevo Monday morning.

Before returning to Paris after the match against Bosnia-Herzegovina, which kick off is scheduled for 8:45 p.m.

An appointment to follow on TF1, but also on our Figaro.fr site with a live commentary.

Leader of their qualifying group for the 2022 World Cup, the Blues intend to stay there and thus prepare as best as possible for the next Euro (June 11-July 11, 2021).

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What team to expect from Didier Deschamps?

The return of the tauliers.

Between Ukraine last Wednesday (1-1 at the Stade de France) and Kazakhstan Sunday (0-2), the Blues had undergone quite a facelift with nine changes in the starting XI.

Only Hugo Lloris and Antoine Griezmann had remained in the starting line.

Facing Bosnia-Herzegovina, for the third day of the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup, Didier Deschamps promised new changes.

And a return to "normal" should occur.

Namely a 4-4-2 device with a midfielder made up of Mbappé on the right, Pogba and Ndombélé in the axis as well as Rabiot in a hybrid role on the left.

In front of Griezmann and Giroud should come back.

Unless Coman and / or Dembélé get playing time again. In defense, classic with Lloris, Pavard, Varane, Kimpembe and Hernandez.

Hoping for a better copy than against the Ukrainians.

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What is Bosnia and Herzegovina worth?

Bosnia and Herzegovina haven't won any of their last 10 matches.

Never-seen ... short for a selection created in 1995. "The new generation is not good", criticized the former coach Safet Susic, questioned by our colleagues from

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His star striker and captain, Edin Dzeko (35), is on the decline.

Juventus midfielder Miralem Pjanic (30) is hanging on.

Too light for the "Zmajevi" (the dragons), eliminated in the qualifiers for Euro 2020 by Northern Ireland last October (1-1, 3-4 on penalties).

Bosnia started its World Cup qualifiers with a draw in Finland last Wednesday (2-2).

Why will Hugo Lloris equal Thierry Henry?

122 selections.

122 tenure.

Numbers to make you dizzy.

And that puts you a man on the world stage.

Hugo Lloris will join, barring injury, Thierry Henry in the second rank of the most capped internationals in the history of the France team this Wednesday against Bosnia-Herzegovina with 123 capes.

The captain of the Blues, who knew Raymond Domenech, Laurent Blanc and Didier Deschamps on the bench of A, will pass a new course.

To the point of ambitioning to overtake Lilian Thuram, number one in this ranking with 142 selections on the clock?

Playable when we know that the goalkeeper of Tottenham does not "set any limit" as to the end of his career.

At 34, he would not say no to a fourth participation in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar (November 21-December 18).

In this case, the record of "Tutu" would be well in its strings.

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What will be the program of the Blues in the next two months?

Charge.

Very busy.

In clubs, all internationals will alternate between their championship, the Champions League or the Europa League and the national cups for the better off.

As a reminder, the C1 final is scheduled for May 29 near Istanbul.

Note that Didier Deschamps will unveil his list of 23, as well as that of substitutes during the month of May.

The preparation of the world champions for the Euro will begin at the end of this month, with in particular two friendlies to be scheduled between May 31 and June 8.

If the format and the host cities remain the same - UEFA must decide in April on this burning issue - France will meet Germany on June 15 in Munich, Hungary on June 19 in Budapest then Portugal on June 23, again. in Budapest.

The final of the competition takes place on July 11 in London.

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