On the occasion of the international break in November, the France team is back on deck. This Saturday, Didier Deschamps’ men will face Gibraltar in Nice before heading to Athens to challenge Greece on Tuesday evening. On the sidelines of these two confrontations, the objective is clear for Kylian Mbappé’s partners: to ensure they are seeded before the draw for Euro 2024, set for December 2 in Hamburg.
Thanks to the draw between Hungary, qualified, and Bulgaria (2-2) the day before, the Blues, undisputed leaders of their group with 18 points, only need two points to finish among the top five. A victory against the dead last in Group B this weekend, who did not score a single point in these qualifiers, would allow the teammates of Dayot Upamecano, who relayed his coach’s message at a press conference, to see the future under better auspices. “Of course it’s important to us. He (Didier Deschamps editor’s note) sent us the message. We are going to start the match as if we were not yet qualified.said the Bayern Munich defender.