Matches of the day
Cock-a-doodle Doo.
France, reigning world champion, begins its World Cup against Australia (8 p.m.).
A match within reach on paper and to be negotiated well, before the shock of group D against Denmark on Saturday.
The Danes, semi-finalists of the Euro a year ago, start their World Cup against Tunisia (2 p.m.).
It is Argentina who opens the day on Tuesday against the modest team of Saudi Arabia (11 a.m.).
Finally, Mexico challenges Robert Lewandowski's Poland (5 p.m.).
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Full World Cup match schedule
Broadcast times and channels
Argentina - Saudi Arabia (Group C): 11 a.m. (beIN Sports 1)
Denmark - Tunisia (Group D): 2 p.m. (beIN Sports 1)
Mexico - Poland (Group C): 5 p.m. (beIN Sports 1)
France - Australia (Group D): 8 p.m. (TF1, beIN Sports 1)
Gael Danic's predictions
Former attacking midfielder (Troyes, Valenciennes, Bastia, Lyon, Rennes...) and ex-French U20 international, Gaël Danic has 340 matches in Ligue 1.
Argentina v Saudi Arabia
: Argentina win
"Argentina are way above their opponents, both in terms of quality of players and experience."
Denmark - Tunisia:
draw
“Two teams that I think will neutralize each other because of what is at stake.”
Mexico - Poland:
draw
“No real visibility for the two teams.
A first match always complicated to play.
France - Australia:
victory for France
“France above its opponent of the day.
She must not be her own opponent by playing too laxly.
The news of the Blues
The France team will play at 10 p.m. local time against Australia.
She will discover the Al-Janoub stadium and its 40,000 seats.
A temperature of 24 degrees is expected in the city of Al-Wakrah.
A priori, no need to activate the air conditioning.
Ousmane Dembélé should be the holder, not Raphaël Varane, spared.
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We are not going to return to France because we have lost players
", estimates our special correspondent, Baptiste Desprez
statement of the day
Lionel Messi, 35, wants to bring the World Cup back to Argentina after his last title in 1986: “
I want to make our dream come true
, it's likely to be my last World Cup.
»
Player to watch: Lautaro Martinez (Argentina)
All eyes will be on Lionel Messi.
Including those of Saudi defenders?
It would be leaving a boulevard to Lautaro Martinez, formidable attacking partner of the sevenfold Ballon d'Or.
Martinez, 25, completed a prolific 2021-22 season with Inter Milan (25 goals in 49 matches).
Lively, technical, intelligent, he savors Messi's spaces and passes.
He has 10 goals and 4 assists in his last 15 appearances.
A poison.
Lautaro Martinez, Argentina striker, in July 2021. Reuters Photographer / PANORAMIC
The expression of the day: the Rémoise corner
Traditionally, a corner is played by performing a center in the opposing area.
But you can also play it with a short pass for a teammate.
We can then speak of “Corner à la Rémoise”.
The name comes from Stade de Reims, a major club in France and Europe in the 1950s (finalist in the Champions Clubs Cup in 1956 and 1959).
In an interview with the magazine
But!
in 2012, Raymond Kopa confirmed the legend.
“
It was I who invented the Rémoise corner
, boasted the French striker.
I preferred to give short balls and get closer to the opposing goals rather than hitting directly anywhere.
[...] It is an improvisation at a given moment, which worked and we continued afterwards because there was a success at the end.
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