The French team now knows its first three opponents for the group stage of the 2024 European Championship in Germany (June 14-July 14). Organized in Hamburg this Saturday early in the evening, the draw for the 17th edition of the Euro will have placed the Blues in Group D in the company of recent adversaries in other competitions, with Austria (Nations League ) and the Netherlands (Euro 2024 Qualifiers). The third opponent will be the winner of Path A of the play-offs (Wales, Finland, Poland or Estonia). In the mixed zone after the ceremony, the president of the French Football Federation, Philippe Diallo, was wary, just like Didier Deschamps’ men, about this tough group, and set them the sporting objective in this tournament .
“I think that the Euro which, in its first rounds, is tougher than a World Cup. The draw does not fail this habit. It’s a difficult group, with the Netherlands which we know but which remains the sixth nation in the world, with Austria which is very solid. And an unknown since we don’t know the last team. But it’s a difficult group. We have the weapons to cope, we know that our ambition is to go further. But we will approach this qualification with the humility that befits a sports team. But at the same time with a natural ambition because we know that we have a lot of quality. We remain with seven victories, one draw, historic qualifiers for the France team. For all selections, I set the objective of reaching the last four. And when you are in the last four, there can be additional ambition.declared the boss of French football in comments collected by RMC Sport.
