On July 24, 2024, the French team, a few days after the Euro in Germany, will also play the Olympic Games. A competition that Jules Koundé dreams of competing in.
Representing your country in a major international competition is always a special moment. Even more during the Olympic Games, the most watched competition in the world. The Olympic Games, which take place every 4 years, will be in Paris in 2024. The opportunity for the French team to catch up with its last participation in Tokyo, which was not flamboyant. If Kylian Mbappé has firmly announced his intention to participate in the football Olympics, the PSG striker is not the only one in this case. Other compatriots dream of playing this competition, open to footballers under 23 but also to three players above this age limit. Jules Koundé did not hide his wish to be one of these three players.
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“Obviously, it’s complicated! It’s complicated to play. After that, it’s a competition that many players would like to play. Me included. Afterwards it is the coach who will make his choices of course. But competing in the Olympics, especially in France, is an experience. said the FC Barcelona defender at a press conference. If Sylvain Ripoll is still in place for the Olympics, he will therefore have the opportunity to select three players over 23 years old. Aged 24, the former Girondins de Bordeaux could be selected as a joker, probably with Kylian Mbappé and another player. The first problem is that the Euro ends on July 14th. Ten days later, and until August 10, France will try to win the football event at the Olympic Games for the second time in its history after the 1984 edition in Los Angeles. Koundé dreams of being there and he’s probably not the only one. The second problem is the most important. The Olympics are not on FIFA dates, and the clubs therefore have no obligation to release them, which risks making people cringe in France. Antoine Griezmann also expressed the dream of playing this event, but what will the clubs say if they recover elements who left for almost two months to play with their selection, and will not be available and in full form before the autumn ?
