The essential
Already qualified for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Didier Deschamps' men are off to a smooth start to 2022 with two friendly matches.
The first, won Friday in Marseille against Côte d'Ivoire (2-1), and the second this Tuesday against South Africa in Lille.
For this match against Bafana Bafana, Olivier Giroud is once again established by Didier Deschamps.
Scorer against Côte d'Ivoire on Friday, he brought his total to 47 in blue.
II is only 4 lengths behind Thierry Henry, top scorer in the history of the selection, with 51 goals.
At his side, Kylian Mbappé takes the place of Christopher Nkunku, who experienced his first cape four days ago.
In the cage, Mike Maignan will experience his first tenure in the France team, as will Lensois Jonathan Clauss and Marseilles William Saliba.
Follow the pre-match live:
8:40 p.m.
The composition of the blues:
Several changes in this starting XI compared to the match against Côte d'Ivoire (2-1).
If Olivier Giroud keeps his place on the front of the attack, he will evolve alongside Kylian Mbappé in a 3-5-2.
The Kanté / Rabiot pair replaces the Pogba / Tchouaméni duo in the middle while Jonathan Clauss, William Saliba and Mike Maignan will experience their first tenure in the France team.
The 1️⃣1️⃣ holder against South Africa 👊
Kick-off at 9:15 p.m. on @TF1📺#FRAAFS #FiersdetreBleus pic.twitter.com/ClJXuLOuTA
– French team ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) March 29, 2022
8:30 p.m.
Hello everyone!
Welcome to this live to follow the friendly match of the Blues against South Africa.
Kick-off is scheduled for 9:15 p.m. at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Lille.
𝙏𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝘽𝙡𝙚𝙪𝙨 𝙘𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙞𝙧 👊 🇫🇷
🆚 🆚 South Africa 🇿🇦
🏟 Stadium Pierre Mauroy
📍 Lille Métropole
🕰 21h15
📺 TF1 # Frafs #fiersdrebleus pic.twitter.com/beocenh1kl
– French team ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) March 29, 2022