The essential
The Olympic football tournament does not wait for the inauguration ceremony to begin.
France is challenging Mexico this Thursday morning in Tokyo.
Kick-off at 10 a.m. in France.
Faced with the refusal of Ligue 1 clubs to let go of their best offspring, Sylvain Ripoll had to compose an inexperienced selection and without collective reference.
This match will have a special flavor for the striker André-Pierre Gignac, propelled captain of the team and become in six years a true icon of the Mexican championship.
Placed in group A, France will then meet South Africa on Sunday and Japan next Wednesday.
> Follow this match live
9:30 am.
THE COMPOS.
France: Bernardoni - Michelin, Kalulu, Sagnan, Caci - Le Fée, Savanier, Tousart - Thauvin, Gignac (c), Nordin.
Mexico: Ochoa (c) - Montes, Sanchez, Vasquez, Romo - Aguirre, Cordova, Lainez, Rodriguez, Martin - Vega.
9:20 a.m.
Welcome to all.
Today we are launching our Olympic Live Series.
Yes, the festivities won't officially start until noon tomorrow in Tokyo.
But in the meantime, the softball and football competitions have already started.
We will closely follow this morning the entry into the running of the French men's football team, made of odds and ends but determined to shine with his offensive tandem Gignac-Thauvin. Kick-off 10 a.m. (5 p.m. in Tokyo).
