Argentina beaten while France is on fire, which will not be without impact in the next Fifa ranking.
There is astonishment in Argentina where, Friday in Buenos Aires, the Albiceleste suffered the law of Uruguay by Marcelo Bielsa (0-2) as part of the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. Since their world coronation in At the expense of France in December 2022, Lionel Messi’s teammates had scored eight wins in a row, consolidating their leadership in the Fifa rankings. A reign about to end.
Executioners on Saturday evening from Gibraltar (14-0), the Blues for their part gained points and will be assured of ending the year 2023 at the top of the world football hierarchy in the event of success in Greece this Tuesday. This regardless of Argentina’s result against Brazil on Wednesday at the Maracana. A big first since 2001 potentially for the French team, which has not completed a calendar year in charge since then.
Top seed at the Euro
Good news never comes alone, thanks to their big victory in Nice, Didier Deschamps’ men have secured their top seed status for the draw for the group stage of Euro 2024, on 2 next December. Like Germany, host country of the tournament, Portugal, England, Spain and, certainly, Belgium – in the event of success against Azerbaijan this Sunday – the Blues will therefore appear in hat 1, thus preserved from the famous threat of the death group. During the previous Euro, France did not have this luck, plunged into the group of Hungary – which was then playing at home – Germany and Portugal.
