This Friday evening, the French team was able to find out its next opponents for the final phase of the 2026 World Cup. During the draw organized in Washington, the Blues inherited a fairly strong group with Senegal, Norway as well as the winner of the intercontinental play-off between Iraq and the winner of the Bolivia-Suriname match within Group I. But there is still good news to be highlighted, since the Blues will have a serious advantage in terms of the calendar, with reduced travel.
During the group stages, the Blues will play in Toronto (Canada), New York, Philadelphia and Boston, three cities on the east coast of North America. If they finish at the top of their group, the French will play the 1/16 final in New York, the 8th in Philadelphia and the quarter-final in Boston, therefore always close to their base camp. Only one trip will be noted, before the final which will take place at MetLife Stadium in New York, a semi-final at AT&T Stadium, near Dallas, Texas, in the south of the United States.
