Gathered in Clairefontaine for a week, the players of the France team are entitled to a first full-scale test before Euro 2024 with a friendly match in Metz, Wednesday June 5 against Luxembourg. The opportunity to gauge the state of form of the players who have just finished their club season and to spot possible adjustments on the part of Didier Deschamps.
The Blues 12 days away from starting their Euro
France-Austria is already tomorrow. The French team’s first match at Euro 2024 is scheduled for June 17 in Düsseldorf. There is still a little time left for Didier Deschamps’ protégés to finalize the settings. After this meeting against Luxembourg, they will face Canada on Sunday June 9 in Bordeaux.
Deschamps wants “concern” all of its players
“The important thing, for the staff and me, is to involve everyone in relation to the collective objective”, warned Didier Deschamps at a press conference the day before the match. Implied: the result will not matter. Monegasque Youssouf Fofana could start in the middle, while Parisian Bradley Barcola (21) could come into play and experience his first minutes in blue.
Real Madrid players surely preserved
Winners of the Champions League on Saturday June 1 with Real Madrid, Aurélien Tchouameni, Eduardo Camavinga and Ferland Mendy only joined the France group on Tuesday afternoon. They risk being too tight to get playing time, especially since the first named is barely recovering from a stress fracture in his left foot.