Emmanuel Macron in Qatar if the Blues join the last four
In 2018, the Head of State was present at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow on the day of the final between France and Croatia (4-2).
Thuram’s comeback
Absent from the group since Euro 2021, Marcus Thuram is the 26th man on the list by Didier Deschamps. Slowed down by injuries last year, the Borussia Mönchengladbach striker is having a great start to the season: 10 goals in 15 Bundesliga games and a center-forward position that perfectly suits his profile as a strong but agile player.
The Mannschaft leaves for Qatar in a plane in the colors of “diversity”
The German selection was to take off on Monday for Qatar on a plane bearing a message in favor of diversity, to join the most controversial World Cup in history, the airline Lufthansa said on Monday.
The German carrier painted the slogan “Diversity wins” (diversity wins, editor’s note) on the fuselage of the plane, a snub to the country organizing the world, criticized since its designation by defenders of human rights and the environment.
Under the slogan are drawn men and women of all origins holding each other by the shoulders.
5 minutes to understand the designation of Qatar
This attribution crowns the strategy of outreach through sport developed by the Qataris. Despite the difficulties induced by the organization of such an event in this small country of the Persian Gulf, Fifa also finds its account there. And suspicions of corruption hang over the designation of the gas state.
Two Ligue 1 players in Tunisia’s list
Wahbi Khazri (Montpellier) and Montassar Talbi (Lorient) have been selected by Jalel Kadri, the Tunisian coach. Caennais Ali Abdi is also called up, as is striker Youssef Msakni. The latter, regularly captain, is the technical leader of Tunisia. The Al-Arabi winger has been decisive 6 times in as many Qatari league games this season.
Karim Benzema is at Clairefontaine
The Ballon d’Or is the first player from the French team to appear at Clairefontaine. Author of 5 goals this season in La Liga, the Madrid player has only played 26 minutes against Celtic since October 19 and his last start.
The Blues are expected this Monday, November 14 at the castle.