The Blues are not out of the woods – / AP / SIPA
From our special correspondent in Budapest,
New underperformance for the France team. Antoine Griezmann’s filly could not do better than a last place at the Prix de Diane on Sunday at the Chantilly racecourse. Little consolation for our national Grizi, the Blues, they will not be able to finish last in Pool F of Euro 2021. But they can quite be eliminated in the event of a defeat against Portugal and a sacred competition of circumstances. Get out your calculators, let’s go.
- The Blues lose 1-0 (and therefore have a goal difference of 0) and the teams with two and three points respectively (Russia, Spain, Ukraine, Slovakia…) win and draw.
- The Blues lose 2-0 (and therefore have a difference of -1), Switzerland wins by +2 against Turkey (the scenario is in place since the Nati won 3-1), Ukraine and Austria draw, Croatia beats Scotland or Scotland wins by two goals, or by one goal scoring at least three. We warned you, it’s complicated.
Note that it is quite possible that a second in the pool qualifies with three points (in the group of Belgium for example) and that a third with four points like France goes by the wayside. The joys of this Euro mounted upside down.
Training under the dodger
Bad luck for the players traumatized by the heat of the Hungarian capital, it was 33 degrees when the Blues trained at the Nandor stadium on Sunday afternoon. Note the courage of Coco Tolisso who played in long sleeves, no doubt to better support the weather conditions on match days. Clever, the Bayern player.
Training after the match under 33 ° C 👊 #ProuddetreBleus pic.twitter.com/oZSyxTAKMO
– France team ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) June 20, 2021
Dembélé forfeit against Portugal
As could be feared, the Barça winger, DD’s first offensive joker, will not be handed over in time to challenge Portugal. According to’Team, examinations carried out on Sunday afternoon showed that what looks like a “blow to the tendon of the knee” will push Dembélé away from the field for several days. His package for the round of 16 is almost recorded, and a presence in the 8th still very hypothetical.
The program of the day
Didier Deschamps’ players recalibrated to a later pace on the sidelines of their clash against Portugal, with a closed-door training session at 5.30 pm Previously, two of the team’s players will attend a press conference at noon.