The narrow victory of the France team on Monday on Irish lands (1-0) allowed some players in Didier Deschamps’ group to shine. Praised by our journalists (rated 8 out of 10), Mike Maignan was also congratulated for his performance among the more than 10,000 Internet users who gave him an average of 8.4. Another Frenchman...
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France win in Ireland thanks to Pavard and Maignan
The game: 0-1 It’s a no-fault for the France team. She occupies, after the first two qualifying matches for the Euro in Germany in 2024, the first place in group B with six points thanks to her sluggish victory this Monday evening in Dublin (1-0). Three days after the recital against the Netherlands (4-0), the...
Adrien Rabiot after the victory of the Blues against Ireland: “Happy with my progress”
If the performance of the Blues was not as good as that against the Netherlands, three days ago (4-0 victory)Adrien Rabiot was fully satisfied of the final result (1-0 victory in Ireland) : “ We have to be satisfied with the victory, we knew it was not going to be an easy match against a...
Didier Deschamps, after Ireland-France: “The save by Mike (Maignan) is worth a goal”
“What assessment do you draw from this match and the two victories to start these qualifications for Euro 2024?There are a lot of positives with six points, five goals and no conceded. The calendar did not do us any favors with the entry Netherlands and Ireland. We were less radiant today than Friday. We had...
Deprived of Stade France for 2023-2024, the FFF launches a consultation for the matches of the Blues
Where will the French teams play in 2023-2024? Faced with the impossibility for the Blues of Didier Deschamps to play at the Stade de France next season due to the Rugby World Cup (September 8-October 28, 2023) then the preparation of the Dionysian enclosure for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris (July 26 to...
The composition of the Blues with Benjamin Pavard and Olivier Giroud against Ireland
Benjamin Pavard will start in Dublin against Ireland, Monday evening (8:45 p.m.), on the right of the defense of the Blues, in place of Jules Koundé, as indicated by the Figaro. For the Bayern Munich player, it’s the end of a sideline that lasted for almost the entire World Cup, after his missed performance when...
Didier Deschamps before Ireland-France: “I want to make the most dangerous team possible”
“You said after the Netherlands (4-0, Friday) that you would take the time to think about choosing your team against Ireland. Have you made good progress? The objective is the same as against the Netherlands in a different context and against a different team. I want to make the team as dangerous as possible and...
Ireland-France: who is Evan Ferguson, the tip of the De Zerbi system in Brighton?
Since theEuro 2016, the last major tournament in which Ireland participated and the twilight of international legend Robbie Keane’s career, the Men in Green are living through a dark period. But a light beam reappeared on March 22, during a seemingly harmless victory in a friendly match against Latvia (3-2). It came from Evan Ferguson’s...
Stephen Kenny (Ireland): “France? The best team in the world for the last eight years”
Stephen Kenny (Ireland manager): “Obviously we’ve seen France a lot, the best team in the world for the last eight years, that’s for sure. She has been consistent in making both World Cup finals, winning a World Cup (4-2 against Croatia in 2018) and losing the second on penalties (3-3, 4-2 on tabs). It was...
No sores for Kingsley Coman before Ireland, the same eleven as against the Netherlands?
The Blues trained this Saturday at the end of the afternoon at the Stade de France before returning to their hotel in Enghien-les-Bains. The eleven starters against the Netherlands (4-0, Friday) did classic recovery work (room, bike, support exercise with physiotherapist Christophe Geoffroy). The others, the substitutes and the entrants, took part in a slightly...