The calendar is accelerating for the Blues: more than a very short night and we will finally know if we will be entitled to a second World Cup final in a row. Until then, let’s dive headlong into the gamer news of the past 24 hours.
Koundé evokes the “necklace gate”
We finally had the end of the “chain in gold gate” of Jules Koundé, who had been volleyed by the coach during the round of 16 against Poland after having forced the referee to interrupt the match to ask her to remove her jewellery. An error that can pass in foot district, a little less in elimination match of a World Cup.
Asked about it, the Barça defender made a startling revelation. No, we’re kidding, he shipped it like he had to. “I forgot to take it off and found out late, that’s all,” he said. And at the same time, we wonder what else our colleague was expecting as an answer.
R9 sees the Beus on top of the world
Ronaldo, the real, the only, the only one, gave his prognosis for this end of the World Cup. The former marvel of Barça, Inter and Real Madrid sees the Blues go all the way. “My prediction, even before the start of the World Cup, was a final between France and Brazil. Brazil is no longer there… But France confirms with each match that it is one of the favourites. I even think it’s the big favourite, ”he said in an interview with many media on Monday from a luxury hotel in Doha. As we are not used to contradicting the legends of the game, we validate 100% the premonition of Ronaldo Le Poulpe.
Florence Hardouin is in Doha
We dare not imagine the atmosphere of the lunch between Noël Le Graët, the president of the FFF, and Florence Hardouin, the general manager of the body, but what is certain is that it took place. According The Team, the DG, whose relations with the Breton leader have been strained to say the least since the latest revelations from some of our colleagues about the toxic atmosphere at 3F, arrived in Doha on Monday to attend the quarter-final against Morocco and she took the opportunity to have lunch with her boss. On the menu, grimace soup probably (we had to make it, sorry).
Upamecano and Tchouaméni did not train
The Blues only trained at 22 on Monday evening at the Jassim Bin-Hamad stadium. Indeed, Dayot Upamecano (sore throat) had a word of excuse and Aurélien Tchouaméni, victim of a calf crutch against the English, remained in care. His presence against Morocco on Wednesday is not in question for the time being, according to the latest indiscretions from The Team.
The program of the day
We give it to you in a thousand! The day before the match, so, so… Yes, bingo friends, it’s the day of the traditional press conference for Didier Deschamps and his captain Hugo Lloris, from the Doha conference centre. The Blues will then train in the evening at the Jassim Bin-Hamad stadium, their second home for almost a month.