The triumphant journey of PSG at the Club World Cup is not without consequences for the French women's football team. While the Parisians will play their final against Chelsea this Sunday evening in the suburbs of New York (kick-off at 9 p.m. French time), the Bleues will be on the ground at the same time to do battle with the Netherlands as part of the Euro 2025.
This third and last meeting of the group stage promises to be decisive since the French, the leaders of their group after having dominated the English (2-1) and the Welshmen (4-1), will not be able to afford a setback by more than two goals apart from their Dutch counterparts. Under penalty of elimination. However, for the occasion, the players of coach Laurent Bonadei will not have the honors of the first channel as planned.
TF1 changes his rifle
Barely three weeks ago, the sports director of the TF1 group, Julien Millereux, assured Puremedia that the programming would be as follows: ” The governance of world football has decided to organize the final on the same date as Netherlands/France. The third game of the French women's team at Euro 2025 will therefore be broadcast on TF1 and the final will be offered on TMC or TFX. »Yes but here it is, PSG has been there …
As soon as the Parisians are qualified for the final of the acquired club World Cup, TF1 decided to review its plans. By deprogramming the blue to donate them to the TMC satellite channel, for the benefit of PSG. “” We are disappointed, we would have liked to have greater visibility but we remain broadcast on an accessible channel, it's also gooddixit Kadidiatou Diani this Thursday at a press conference. Between a final and a third group match, the choice was made. We would have liked to watch this match, ours remains broadcast on a clear channel. »»
Beautiful audiences for the Blue
A little less diplomat than her teammate, Oriane Jean-François, she does not hide some discomfort. “” There is a little disappointment, we have no bowl, our three group matches took place during the Club World Cup. It remains PSG, between a final and a group match, TF1 chose a final. (…)
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Since the start of the Euro, the French women's team has displayed beautiful scores in terms of TV audience: 2.8 million viewers on TF1 on July 5; 2.9 million on France 2 this Wednesday, July 9. By comparison, on June 16, for its entry into the club of clubs, PSG on TF1 had attracted 3.8 million viewers during its demonstration of force against Atlético de Madrid.
