France has delivered two meetings to say the least to start the new year. Opposed to Croatia in the quarterfinals of the League of Nations, the Blues have indeed completely passed through the first round, bowing 2-0 to Split before overthrowing the situation during the return match and winning its qualification for the Final Four at the end of a penalty shootout2-0, 5 tab at 4).
If the essentials were except, the defeat conceded in Croatia has great consequences in the FIFA ranking. While with their two victories won in November to finish the year, including a prestige success in Italy, the Blues returned to the heels of Argentina at the top of the ranking, they saw their executioners from the last World Cup final take off.
Because for its part, Argentina has chained two big victories in the qualifiers for the AMSUD zone for the 2026 World Cup. Winner in Uruguay to start (0-1), the Albiceleste has indeed chained with a nice card against Brazil, stretched 4-1 at the monumental stadium.
France under the threat of Spain
Thus, while France has lost more than 7 points against Croatia -its defeat costing it 16.4 points and its victory by bringing it 9.32 -Argentina scored a total of 18.91 points, thanks to the 8.53 points gleaned against Uruguay and the 10.38 against Brazil.
France, which only had a little more than seven disbursement points in November, now accuses more than 33 and also sees the Spanish threat becoming clearer. The European champions, despite the two draws conceded against the Netherlands and the five lost points, are only five points behind the Blues. The semi-final of the League of Nations between the two teams will be expensive.
Especially since the playoffs for the World Cup will not allow the Blues to score big points. With Ukraine, Iceland and Azerbaijan on the program, France will only prank crumbs and can on the contrary lose big in the event of underperformance in front of one of these three teams.
