At the Euro after a final point in Georgia

The Blues will play the final phase of Euro 2026, the second in their history, after their draw against Georgia (3-3) Wednesday April 16 in Tbilisi.

The Blues Agenda after the next end of year celebrations is already filled: from January 18 to February 8, 2026, they will be in Lithuania and Latvia to compete in the 13th European UEFA European championship. They owe their participation in this second final phase of one euro in their history in their draw against Georgia (3-3), Wednesday April 16 in Tbilisi. A great revenge on their previous passage in the Georgian capital in April 2021, concluded by a defeat (3-2) which had deprived them of Euro 2022.

Undefeated during their six meetings of the main tour of these qualifiers, the Tricolores finished at the top of group 10 with three points ahead of the Georgians, quarter finalist of the previous euro. France will thus follow for the first time with a second consecutive final phase of a large international tournament, after that of the 2024 World Cup which it had finished fourth.

The match

The first shots on top of which were French by Abdessamad Mohammed (2nd), Nelson Lutin (3rd) and Mamadou Touré (4th), ready with more or less ease by goalkeeper Tornike Bukia. But the realism was Georgian, with two goals in one minute from Levani Svanidze (5th) and Vakhtangi Jvarashvili (6th) on their first two attempts. Mohammed (7th, 8th), Souheil Mouhoudine (8th, 14th) and Ouassini Guirio (12th) were stubborn on Bukia, supplemented by his transversal on a powerful strike from Mohammed (17th). The Blues finally reduced the scoring on a Mouhoudine-Mohammed movement with Mickaël de his Andrade at the conclusion (20th).

Mohammed requested the Georgian goalkeeper as soon as the recovery (21st, 23rd), before equalizing at the exit of a one-two with his captain Mouhoudine (24th). Between a post and a transversal of Georgia, Nelson Lutin will give the advantage to the Habs (30th). The Georgians will equalize by Archil Sebiskveradze, taking advantage of a confused action on a stopped kick (32nd). Louis Marquet will keep the result by interpoting his whole body on a peniskveradze penalty (39th).

Nelson Lutin had given the advantage to the Blues (Photo Charles Léger/FFF).

The goals

1-0, levani svanidze (5E): On a rebate, a center fleeing from Vakhtangi Jvarashvili’s soil of Tvani Svanidze, lonely at the second post to conclude closely.

2-0, Vakhtangi Jvarashvili (6E): A long opening in the axis since its surface of Shota Tophuria lobes all the French defense to fall into the feet of Vakhtangi Jvarashvili, which is ahead of Francis Lokoka to score.

2-1, Mickaël de his Andrade (20th): Souheil Mouhoudine in the alert axis of a diagonal on the Abdessamad Mohammed wing, which instantly puts up the ground at the second post for the resumption of the left of Mickaël de his Andrade.

The joy of Mickaël de his Andrade (Photo Charles Léger/FFF).

2-2, Abdessamad Mohammed (24e) : Launched on the wing, Abdessamad Mohammed finds Souheil Mouhoudine in the axis which gives him a touch for a conclusion by throwing himself from the top scorer in the history of the Blues.

2-3, Nelson Lutin (30e) : A presentation of the left of Abdessamad Mohammed finds Nelson Lutin at the entrance to the surface, for a resumption of the right to mid-height without control which leaves no chance to the goalkeeper.

3-3, Archil Sebiskveradze (32e) : A free kick first pushed returns in the feet of Jvarashvili Vakhtangi, which shifts Archil Sebiskveradze for a crossed shot that Francis Lokoka on the ground touches without being able to take it out.

Statistics

►274 matches Contested by France in its history (123 victories, 41 draws, 110 defeats).
► 58th meeting Directed by coach Raphaël Reynaud (40 successes, 9 draws, 9 backhands).
►100e match On the Blues bench of Thomas Bartolini, goalkeeper coach.
►9e confrontation Between France and Georgia (3 tricolor victories, 3 draws, 3 defeats, 27 goals scored, 28 collected).
►146th selection From Sid Belhaj, most capped French player on the field (tricolor record Djamel Haroun, 151 capes).
►87e but From Abdessamad Mohammed in 120 selections (French record before Souheil Mouhoudine, 61 achievements).
►24e but from Nelson Lutin in 67 selections.
►12e but by Mickaël de his Andrade in 52 selections.

Review Georgie-France