Ecuador, Senegal, Netherlands… Who will qualify for the round of 16 in Group A?

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4:04 p.m. : The kick-off of the matches opposing Senegal to Ecuador and the Netherlands to Qatar is about to be given. You can follow the two encounters here and here.

3:53 p.m. : Are the audiences of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar weighed down by calls for a boycott of the competition? We answer you.

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3:12 p.m. : We spoke to you earlier about Mario Ferri, the Italian activist who crossed the lawn of Portugal-Uruguay with a rainbow flag. Franceinfo returns to the profile of this spectator adept at intrusions in the middle of a match. Portrait.

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2:26 p.m. : It’s time for our best-of, here are the contents not to be missed:

Are we at risk of power cuts this winter? As the temperatures are about to drop, franceinfo today unveils its “energy weather forecast” to monitor the state of the electricity network in France.

• As in France, energy prices are soaring among our Belgian neighbours. Many inhabitants of the flat country find themselves paying bills “delusional”. We tell you about it in this article.

Russia is targeting Ukrainian electricity infrastructure, making nights increasingly dark in many urban areas. Visualize in pictures how power cuts plunge the country into darkness.

• Iran will face the United States in Qatar today. We explain to you why this is the most political match of the competition.

2:16 p.m. : The Italian who crossed the lawn wearing a t-shirt in support of Ukraine and Iranian women yesterday during Portugal-Uruguay has been released after a brief detention, according to Italian authorities. Activist Mario Ferri, nicknamed “The Falcon” and accustomed to this type of intrusion, estimated on Instagram that“breaking the rules for a good cause is never a crime”.

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2:11 p.m. : But why do the compositions of the Blues leak almost systematically before the matches? One of franceinfo sport’s special envoys in Qatar, Denis Ménifère, tells you about the little tricks of journalists to break behind closed doors.

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2:01 p.m. : It’s already 2 p.m., time to take a look at the titles:

• “The consultation continues”, assured Olivier Véran, at the exit of the Council of Ministers. The government spokesman denied the information circulating this morning on the possibility of a text presented to the French “around December 15”.

The cities of Beijing and Shanghai remain under heavy police presence today to prevent further gatherings, following historic weekend protests against Covid-19 restrictions.

• The President of the Republic will make, until Friday, his first State visit to the United States since the arrival of Joe Biden at the White House. It will notably be a question of Ukraine and protectionism.

• The hour of the verdict has come for the qualifications in the round of 16 in groups A and B. Today, the day is marked in particular by the match between Iran and the United States, and the meetings Senegal-Ecuador and Wales-England.

12:01 : At noon, here is a new point on the news:

Are we at risk of power cuts this winter? As the temperatures are about to drop, franceinfo today unveils its “energy weather forecast” to monitor the state of the electricity network in France.

The deputies yesterday rejected the motion of censure of La France insoumise. The Social Security draft budget is therefore adopted in a new reading. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne had drawn 49.3 on Friday evening for the sixth time in the Assembly.

The cities of Beijing and Shanghai remain under heavy police presence today to prevent further gatherings, following historic weekend protests against Covid-19 restrictions.

•The last tickets for the round of 16 are distributed in Qatar. Today, the day is marked in particular by the match between Iran and the United States, and the meeting between Wales and England.

11:48 : Since 2019, the Dutchman Daley Blind has been playing at the highest level with a heart condition. The central defender lives and plays with a subcutaneous defibrillator. Like Eriksen, Danish player who suffered a heart attack on the lawn during Euro 2021, also present in Qatar with his selection.

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11:08 : “We will be a little more outside with this Tunisian fervor.”

The coach of the France team announces at a press conference the changes to come, during the last match of the Blues during the group stage, which will take place tomorrow against Tunisia. “The situation allows me to be in management, so there will be changes.“

11:03 am : He is “a big brother”, as described by his teammates. As in 2018, Steve Mandanda is set to start in the third match of the World Cup group stage, against Tunisia. A reward for the goalkeeper, who represents a form of wisdom within the France team.

09:17 : At 9 o’clock, here is a new point on the news:

The deputies yesterday rejected the motion of censure of La France insoumise. The Social Security draft budget is therefore adopted in a new reading. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne had drawn 49.3 on Friday evening for the sixth time in the Assembly.

The cities of Beijing and Shanghai remain under heavy police presence today to prevent further gatherings, following historic weekend protests against Covid-19 restrictions.

The Assembly is today continuing to examine an anti-squats bill, which could be adopted with the LR and RN votes. The initiator of the text, the macronist Guillaume Kasbarian, insisted at the opening of the debates yesterday on the “small owners who do not roll on gold” and meet “squat victims”.

•The last tickets for the round of 16 are distributed in Qatar. Today, the day is marked in particular by the match between Iran and the United States, and the meeting between Wales and England.

08:28 : Fratricidal duel tonight in Qatar: England faces Wales for a decisive match for the qualification in the round of 16 of the World Cup. A new poster that awakens an ancestral rivalry between British neighbors. Report from the Welsh village of Wrexham.

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08:09 : Hello @Llili. On our side, we have rather opted for the Qatari version of the gentile. Both are used in French, but French institutions have chosen “Qatarien”. Contacted by franceinfo on the origin of “qatari”, the dictionary service of the French Academy replied: “It’s just plain English.”

08:09 : Qatari or Qatari? What does one say ?

07:44 : The two teams had already met at the 1998 World Cup in France. This had given a nice photo of the 22 actors mixed together. Today’s meeting could give other strong images, but it could, in the event of Iranian success, also be exploited by the Iranian authorities.

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07:44 : “It would still be a very, very strong image. Let’s imagine for a moment players from the United States who support, for example, Mahsa Amini and the movement in Iran, and not the players of the Iranian national team.”

In the first match against England, the Iranian players did not sing the national anthem before timidly intoning it in the second match, against Wales. They wanted to denounce the situation in their country, which flared up after the death of the young Kurdish Mahsa Amini.

07:43 : Beyond the sporting stakes and a possible qualification for the round of 16 for the Americans or the Iranians, the Iran-United States match (at 8 p.m.) is being played at a time when tensions between the two countries culminate. This is how this symbolic meeting became highly political.

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07:42 : “Game Fever”worries Le Parisien / Today in France about online betting in the middle of the World Cup. “200 million euros have been played since the start of the competition, just in our country. And it’s far from over“specifies the daily.

07:36 : Let’s start without further ado with a point on the news:

The deputies rejected the motion of censure of La France insoumise. The Social Security draft budget is therefore adopted in a new reading. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne had drawn 49.3 on Friday evening for the sixth time in the Assembly.

the Assembly began yesterday evening the examination of an anti-squats bill, which could be adopted with the LR and RN votes. The initiator of the text, the macronist Guillaume Kasbarian, insisted on the opening of the debates on the “small owners who do not roll on gold” and meet “squat victims”.

• The Saint-Avold coal-fired power station, in Moselle, restarted yesterday. The risk of experiencing power cuts is present, especially in January, according to RTE. “There is this point of tension which legitimizes the restart”estimated with franceinfo Patrice Geoffron, professor of economics at Paris Dauphine University

• Brazil and Portugal join France in the round of 16. Today, the day is marked in particular by the match between Iran and the United States, and the meeting between Wales and England.