1560 days now separate us from this eternal memory.
On July 15, 2018, the France team triumphed for the second time in the World Cup final.
This coronation on Russian soil, 10 of the 25 players who will defend the blue colors against Australia on Tuesday evening have experienced it.
Yes, here we are.
After a black series of packages of all kinds, the band of Didier Deschamps finally puts its title in play. It will be at 10 p.m. (local time, 8 p.m. in France) and under a very pleasant temperature.
In the meantime, here's how their last day of preparation went.
The absentee of the day
No risk taking for Raphaël Varane.
The Mancunian defender will be preserved against the Socceroos.
This is the major information from the last session led by Didier Deschamps on Monday evening.
The central hinge will therefore be new with Ibrahima Konaté and Dayot Upamecano.
This doublet has proven itself between 2017 and 2021 on the Leipzig side but has no common experience at international level.
The sentence: "I see that you know Australia well, you haven't asked me any questions about it"
Didier Deschamps made Deschamps on Monday at a press conference.
The coach concluded the exercise by chambering the journalists present on their presumed lack of interest in the opponent of the Blues.
Rest assured, we interviewed Hugo Lloris and many other players before him on the level of the Australians, a 38th nation in the world which we must be wary of given the difficulties encountered in similar circumstances in 2018.
After this joke, the tricolor coach was not really finished.
Quite a hair-raising scene, he was bombarded with selfie requests from our foreign colleagues.
There are therefore not 25 but 26 stars among the Blues.
picture of the day
We see Hugo Lloris forced to explain why France was disengaging from the “One Love” campaign and the famous multicolored armband.
The question was put to him before Fifa finally got the better of the rebellious desires of the seven other European federations.
“I prefer to stay within my framework, that of player and competitor.
But indeed, there are different causes which are laudable, which must be supported.
Afterwards, as I said, Fifa decides on the organization.
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FIFA FOOTBALL WORLD CUP QATAR 2022 / FRANCE - AUSTRALIA / PRESS CONFERENCE BY HUGO LLORIS PHOTO LE PARISIEN / ARNAUD JOURNOIS Arnaud Journois
The threat of a yellow card to the captains finally cracked everyone up.
No one will wear the piece of fabric in support of the fight against all forms of discrimination, especially LGBT.
A victory for Gianni Infantino, a disavowal for his enemy from UEFA.
But at what cost ?
The number: 4300
This is the number of French supporters expected at the Al-Janoub stadium, according to estimates by the Irrésistibles Français group.
80 to 90% of the contingent come from France.
The rest will largely be made up of expatriates based in Doha and the Arabian Peninsula.
In recent days, you had to get up early to come across a supporter in blue-white-red colors in the streets of Doha and in the various fan-zones.
We can't wait to find out what kind of wood will heat up the tricolor parking lot during the meeting.
