The France Olympic Football team knows its opponents for the group stage of the Olympic tournament scheduled for next summer in Tokyo.
The drawing of lots was carried out this Wednesday morning, at the headquarters of Fifa, in Zurich.
The French selection, coached by Sylvain Ripoll and which will be mainly made up of international Hopes, will face Japan, Mexico and South Africa.
Qualified as host country, Japan appeared in hat 1. They will be able to count on popular support to try to get rid of the France team which will probably have in its ranks players like Matteo Guendouzi, Jonathan Ikoné and Eduardo Camavinga .
The presence of Kylian Mbappé, eligible for the tournament, seems illusory even if it has not yet been officially ruled out by the FFF.
But, even without the Parisian striker, the Olympic selection is applying for a medal at the Olympics.
Among the favorites, we also find Brazil, defending champion, and Egypt.
Mexico, opponent of the Blues in the pool, will also have strong assets.
Next month, the France Espoirs team will try to get to the end of the Euro Espoirs.
The young French guard qualified last month for the quarter-finals.
She will face the Netherlands for a place in the half.
A life-size test a few weeks before the Olympics.
The group summary
Group A: Japan, Mexico, South Africa, France
Group B: Republic of Korea, Honduras, New Zealand, Romania
Group C: Spain, Argentina, Egypt, Australia
Group D: Brazil, Germany, Ivory Coast, Saudi Arabia