The Blues by Didier Deschamps
have an appointment in Clairefontaine this Monday to begin their preparation for the World Cup (November 20 – December 18): two short days of work before taking off on Wednesday for Qatar. The official list must be sent this Monday before 7:00 p.m. to Fifa. State of play of the program which awaits the French team between now and its first match against Australia on November 22.
Two days of preparation
The 25 players selected are expected at the end of the morning in Yvelines. On the program: two short days of preparation.
A first training session is scheduled around 5:30 p.m. “The first two days, you have to do an assessment of the squad, medical and physical tests, because the playing times are disparate. explained to AFP Nicolas Dyon, ex-physical trainer of Rennes, Nice and the selection of Qatar.
As at each start of the rally, the coach will hold a press conference this Monday in the middle of the afternoon from Clairefontaine.
Last league matches
Only a handful of players, members of the Spanish championship, rested this weekend: Jules Koundé, Ousmane Dembélé, Eduardo Camavinga, Aurélien Tchouaméni and Karim Benzema.
Antoine Griezmann, on the other hand, was on the pitch on Saturday for the King’s Cup, like many Blues, involved in the last league matches. Away from the field since the end of October, Presnel Kimpembe played the last quarter of an hour at the Parc des Princes for the “der” of PSG before the World Cup on Sunday, against Auxerre, alongside Kylian Mbappé.
The Marseillais Mattéo Guendouzi and Jordan Veretout moved to the Monegasque Youssouf Fofana in the evening. In Italy, Théo Hernandez and Olivier Giroud challenged Fiorentina with AC Milan while Adrien Rabiot faced Lazio with Juventus Turin.
No new injuries
At the top of the priorities of the staff of the France team: to assess the state of form of the troops. The diagnosis of Franck Le Gall, the doctor of the France team, is eagerly awaited. “The urgency will be to have as soon as possible a precise photo of the physical state of the troops in order to be able to harmonize it quickly”, summarized Nicolas Dyon with AFP. “You almost have to (…) different groups : the injured, those who have played 90 minutes [ce week-end]those who have played 30 minutes or not at all but are fit”.
The bodies of the Blues remained in the infirmary in recent days like Jules Koundé, injured in the thigh with Barça since October 29, and Karim Benzema, who has missed five of Real Madrid’s last six matches due to thigh pain left, will be examined.
“The medical staff discussed together, there is no concern about his situation in relation to our deadlines. As the World Cup approaches, he is very vigilant,” Thursday evacuated Didier Deschamps after checking the name of “KB9” in his list. The evolution of the state of health of the Ballon d’Or
is, however, at the center of all attention.
Departure for Qatar on Wednesday
The Blues will fly to Qatar Wednesday morning. The French team will be based in the Al Messila Resort & Spa base camp in Doha (8 km west of the city center).
Before their start, the Blues will train every day in the Al Saad club stadium. Most of the time behind closed doors and therefore out of sight of the curious.
First game on November 22
The competition will begin on November 22 for the reigning world champions, against Australia. The Blues will then face Denmark (November 26) then Tunisia (November 30).
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