with Brazil, Jamaica and Panama, the last to qualify, Les Bleues all know their opponents

The Blue ones are fixed. The France team was still waiting to know its last opponent in the group stage of the next World Cup to be played in Australia and New Zealand (July 20-August 20, 2023) and it will finally be Panama.

Last of the 32 qualified nations, the Central American team, 57th in the FIFA rankings, closed the casting Thursday, February 23, by disposing of Paraguay (1-0) in a play-off tournament in Hamilton, New Zealand.

A band played in Australia

Les Bleues will begin their competition on July 23 against Jamaica in Sydney, then will challenge Brazil on July 29 in Brisbane in the shock of this group F. Before concluding on August 2, again in Sydney, against Panama, who will play their first World Cup.

If the recent winners of the Tournoi de France, a competition which brought “answers to my questions” according to coach Corinne Deacon, will leave with a favorite status, from the top of their 5th world rank, they will not have the right to make mistakes. Those who failed in the semi-finals of Euro 2022 hope to do better than their quarter-final at home in 2019 and a 2-1 defeat against the United States, future world champions.