Already qualified for the next 2022 World Cup, France faces Finland on Tuesday (8:45 p.m.) for fun. And it will be without Benoit Costil! A nasty cold snap for the Girondins goalkeeper. Why ? Quite simply because he could legitimately hope to celebrate his second selection with the Blues. But that will not be the case, Hugo Lloris will be well titular even for this match which counts for butter.
Worse, the coach indicated that the Bordeaux goalkeeper remained number 3 in the hierarchy of goalkeepers, even in the absence of number 2, Mike Maïgnan. Alphonse Areola, who has just been recalled after several months in the fridge, remains in front of him. Not necessarily a good sign just a year away from the World Cup. Didier Deschamps advances a greater collective experience with the Blues for the former Parisian.
In the meantime, other Girondins players will try to get their ticket for the World Cup this Tuesday. Two of them are playing a real final in their qualifying group. This is the Norwegian defender Stian Gregersen. He must win in the Netherlands with his selection to see Qatar. And then a little further south of our globe, Junior Onona and Cameroon will have to beat Côte d’Ivoire to continue to believe in a qualification for the next World Cup.