Coach Didier Deschamps asks “a lot of respect” for Denmark, which France will find in its group (D) at the Mondial-2022, as in the League of Nations in June and September, he said Friday on beIN Sports after the draw in Doha.
“You have to have a lot of respect,” insisted the technician.
“It is the 11th nation (in the Fifa ranking), semi-finalist of the Euro, if they are ahead of Germany and the Netherlands, it proves the quality of this team.”
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The two countries must already face each other in the League of Nations, "I don't know if it's perfect", commented "DD", "they too will have the advantage of knowing us even better, even if these two meetings, one in June, one in September in the League of Nations, will not be the same”.
The coach also insisted on "the most important", according to him, "the schedules of the matches" which remain to be fixed.
“We know that we will play on 22, 26 and 30 (November), but it goes from 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. …”
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As for the superstition which recalls that France was world champion when it was in the Denmark group, in 1998 and in 2018, "don't tell them", joked Deschamps.
In 2002 also France was in the group of Denmark, it had lost (2-0) and was eliminated in the first round.
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