In 58 days, the France team will officially begin the defense of its world title in Qatar with a first match against Australia, scheduled for November 22 (8 p.m. in France).
Until then, and after concluding the 2022 Nations League in Denmark this Sunday evening, the Blues will only have a few days in common.
All returned to their respective clubs on Monday, the lucky winners will play a dozen games before joining Qatar.
How many will be in Didier Deschamps' list?
This is one of the outstanding questions.
The coach will have the possibility of taking up to 26 players to the World Cup.
All can be registered on the match sheets (no one in the stands, therefore).
But "DD" is not a fan of expanded lists.
The former midfielder could settle for 23 or 24 members in his squad.
The staff of the Blues should determine this during the first half of October at the time of a seminar at Clairefontaine with his staff.
Only two days of cohesion before the big departure
The final answer will take place around November 9, when Didier Deschamps should announce his list live on television.
After the coach's speech, there will only be one club match left for all those selected, the weekend of November 12-13.
The start of the Blues rally will take place on November 14 in Clairefontaine.
For only two days of cohesion before a departure scheduled for November 16 for Doha, the Qatari capital.
The world champions will join their base camp, the luxurious Resort & Spa "Al-Messila", located several kilometers from the expected bustle in downtown Doha.
The establishment is only 5 km from the training center, the one belonging to the Al-Sadd club, former club of Xavi, the Barça coach.
It is also very close to the three stadiums where the Blues will meet in the first round: 25 km from the Al-Janoub enclosure, 13 km from Stadium 974 and barely 8 km from the Education City stadium.
The France-Australia will open the Tricolores competition on November 22 (8 p.m., TF1 and BeIN Sports), followed by a France-Denmark on November 26 (5 p.m.) before a Tunisia-France on November 30 (4 p.m.).
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