The good news is that there are no Joe Dassin songs about Qatar.
In the preamble of France-Kazakhstan, the sound system of the Parc des Princes does not risk the lack of taste, 28 years after "America" ("I want to have it and I will have it") balanced during a disastrous Fall 1993. Since then, the Blues have never missed the World Cup and with three finals in the last six editions, it seems they like to live the moment intensely.
This time, we should really put our own effort into not seeing the first World Cup organized in the Gulf. A victory and it is folded but according to the result of Bosnia-Finland expected at 3 pm, the men of Didier Deschamps could even be satisfied with the draw. But this is neither the idea nor the moment in the face of the 125th world nation, which has nothing but courage to oppose.
The coach, who will seek a third participation in a row in this event, remains on a sublime streak.
The League of Nations, torn away from Belgium and Spain, gave a title in 2021, validated the thesis of the accident at the Euro, installed a system (the three-way defense), confirmed the potential of the offensive trident, and, finally, revealed Theo Hernandez.
It's a lot and fed by this requirement, the Blues must qualify without pain, without joking, escorted by the reputation of tenors that they have found.
Upamecano will have to raise its level
Without Raphaël Varane, Presnel Kimpembe and Paul Pogba, this France-Kazakhstan will also provide information on the internal turmoil as players gradually change the scenery, with Aurélien Tchouaméni after Hernandez brother. But it is above all this three-way defense and its implications that remain the most fascinating to analyze, with Dayot Upamecano in the central role. The 23-year-old Munich will seek to erase an entry full of suffering against Spain and some stray balls afterwards with Bayern.
It is because the 3-4-1-2 of the As remains a new world, a frame to hang on the walls of the blue house.
Benjamin Pavard could talk about it while he swears in this piston job that he does not seem to want to endorse and which has never really been his in his clubs.
Reaching the new world is just the evening program.