the Blues qualified without playing if…

For its last match in Group D, the France team will challenge Robert Lewandowski’s Poland this Tuesday evening at 9 p.m. If the Blues are currently in second place, just behind the Netherlands, Didier Deschamps’ men could validate their qualification for the round of 16 of the Euro from this Monday evening, at the end of the two matches from group B, Croatia-Italy and Albania-Spain (9 p.m.).

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Indeed, if Croatia (1 point) and Albania (1 point) do not both win, the third in this group would have a maximum of three points. From then on, France would be assured of appearing at least among the four best third-placed groups, with its four points, ahead of the third in groups A (Hungary with three points) and B, whatever the result of its last match of the first. tour against Poland.

The scenarios in the France group

France in the first two of its group if…

• She does not lose against Poland
• She loses and Austria does not beat the Netherlands
• She loses and the Netherlands loses by a bigger margin

France first if…