Qualified for the semi-finals of the League of Nations after its 2-0 victory against Croatia, and a session of saving goal (5 tab at 4), the French team is finally fixed on its fate concerning the qualifications for the 2026 World Cup. The Blues will indeed evolve in a group of four alongside Ukraine, Iceland and Azerbaijan and fall between September and November.
In the meantime, other French people had the opportunity last night to win their qualification for the US World Cup. After dominating Tahiti in a fratricidal semi-final, New Caledonia faced New Zealand with a ticket for the World Cup, which would have been a historic first for Pacific players.
Cap on the dams
And the neo-Caledonians were able to believe it for an hour for it. Until the time of play, despite the domination of the New Zealanders, New Caledonia has fiercely resisted, even managing to compete. But the meeting switched to the 61e Minute when Michael Boxall A – Finally – found the fault. Five minutes later, the mass was said since Kosta Barbarusies doubled the bet and ruined the last hopes of Johann Sidaner's men. Elijah Just was going to worsen the scoring at the start of the last ten minutes, New Zealand finally winning 3-0.
Despite this defeat, New Caledonia has not yet said goodbye to its qualification dream for the World Cup since it will participate in the intercontinental dams in the spring of 2026. “There is a lot of disappointment but I loved my team, I loved what she did, reacted Johann Sidaner to the microphone of FIFA TV. We really liked playing here in the lair of New Zealand. Everything was gathered so that it was complicated. . The next game is far away. We do not yet project ourselves on 2026 and this intercontinental dam. »»
