It is a prognosis that carries a little more weight than others.
With one month to go before the start of the European Championship, predictions about the final winner of the competition are in full swing, including among players and former players.
Last personality in the world of football to have spoken on the subject: Gianluigi Buffon.
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In an interview given to the BeIN Sports television channel, the legendary Squadra Azzura goalkeeper gave his favorites for the Euro in the course of questions around his departure from Juventus Turin at the end of the season.
The 2006 world champion thus considers France as the main contender for the coronation on July 11.
"The favorite team of this Euro, by its individual and collective quality and the number of great players it has, is France", judge Buffon.
France "has two and a half teams of exceptional value"
The 43-year-old goalkeeper notably highlighted the talent pool available to France and which feeds its national team but also the skills of Didier Deschamps, who came to the Turin club as a player: “She has two and a half teams of exceptional value and a great trainer without a doubt. “In recent seasons, Buffon has rubbed shoulders with some players who should be part of the group of Blues unveiled Tuesday. At Juventus, he played alongside Paul Pogba and Adrien Rabiot more recently. During his season at Paris Saint-Germain, he also crossed paths with Kylian Mbappé and Presnel Kimpembe.
If he predicts a World Cup-Euro double for the Blues, the Italian goalkeeper mentioned other selections likely to lift the trophy on July 11, including the host of the final at Wembley: “Behind France, I would say Italy, Germany, Belgium and Spain. And maybe even England, which has made a lot of progress. The French team will enter the competition with a shock against Germany on June 15 at the Allianz Arena in Munich.