Meetings of the day
Cock-a-doodle Doo. Reigning world champions France kick off their World Cup campaign against Australia (20:00). A match available on paper and one to negotiate well ahead of Saturday’s Group D shocker against Denmark. The Danes, who reached the semi-finals of the Euro a year ago, start the World Cup against Tunisia (14:00). It’s Argentina who open the day against modest Saudi Arabia on Tuesday (11am). Finally, Mexico take on Robert Lewandowski’s Poland (5pm).
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Broadcast times and channels
Argentina – Saudi Arabia (Group C). 11:00 (beIN Sports 1)
Denmark – Tunisia (group D). 14:00 (beIN Sports 1)
Mexico – Poland (Group C). 17:00 (beIN Sports 1)
France – Australia (Group D). 20:00 (TF1, beIN Sports 1)
Predictions by Gael Danich
Former attacking midfielder (Troy, Valencian, Bastia, Lyon, Rennes…) and former French under-20 national team player Gael Danich played 340 matches in Ligue 1.
Argentina – Saudi Arabia Argentina win
“Argentina are far superior to their rivals, both in terms of player quality and experience.”
Denmark – Tunisia. draw
“Two teams that I think will neutralize each other because of what’s at stake.”
Mexico – Poland. draw
“There is no real visibility for both teams. The first match is always difficult to play.
France – Australia. The victory of France
“France is above the opponent of its day. He must not be his opponent by playing too loosely.
News from the Blues
The French team will play against Australia at 22:00 local time. He will unveil the Al-Janub Stadium and its 40,000 seats. 24 degree temperature is expected in Al-Wakra city. A priori, there is no need to activate the air conditioner. Ousmane Dembele should be the boss, not Raphael Varane.
statement of the day
Lionel Messi, 35, wants to bring the World Cup back to Argentina after their last title in 1986.I want to make our dream come trueprobably my last World Cup.»
Player to watch: Lautaro Martinez (Argentina)
All eyes will be on Lionel Messi. Including the defenders of Saudi Arabia? That would be a boulevard for Lautaro Martinez, the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner’s attacking partner. The 25-year-old Martinez finished a productive 2021-22 season with Inter Milan (25 goals in 49 games). Lively, technical, intelligent, he enjoys Messi’s spacing and passing. In the last 15 games, he scored 10 goals and made 4 assists. Cool.
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Expression of the day: Rémoise corner
Traditionally, the corner is played in the opposite area with the center play. But it can also be played with a short pass to a teammate. Then we can talk about “Corner à la Rémoise”. The name comes from Stade de Reims, the biggest club in France and Europe in the 1950s (finalists of the Champions Club Cup in 1956 and 1959).
in an interview with the magazine Goal! In 2012, Raymond Kopa confirmed the legend. “I was the one who invented the Rémoise cornerthe French striker boasted. I preferred to give short balls and get closer to the opposing goals than to shoot directly anywhere. […] It was a spur of the moment improvisation that worked, and we continued after that because there was success in the end.»
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Source: Le Figaro
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