The Blues have fun against Hungary (37-30) to start their main round

A walk. The French team played against Hungary on Tuesday thanks to a total success in front and a great Rémi Desbonnet (37-30). A success that is as logical as it is necessary in the race for the quarter-finals of this 2025 World Cup. The Blues are already taking off in Group 2 with two points ahead of the Netherlands, the next target in 48 hours.

Five minutes. That’s all the Blues left the Hungarians to breathe in an hour of play. Between the 41st and 46th, a 5-1 suffered to go from 20-30 to 25-31. No fear, just a relaxation without consequence and totally understandable after 40 minutes of a very high level.

By slowing down the pace, to the delight of the Hungarians, the Blues preserved themselves a little physically before surely moving up a level on Thursday against the Dutch. A privilege granted by adversaries who are certainly weaker, but more disorganized than ever. José Maria Rodriguez’s men arrived with the desire to attack 7 against 6 and left convinced that it was a mistake.

In addition to being very messy in attack, the Hungarians conceded a good number of goals in their empty cage, even inviting Rémi Desbonnet to the party in the 3rd minute. The latter achieved his best performance of the World Cup this evening with 15 saves and 60 minutes of play to gain confidence.

Guillaume Gille’s entire group responded to the call in this meeting dominated from the first to the last minute, without a scorer gaining the upper hand, symbol of a team based entirely on the collective. But one man, Thibaud Briet, did poorly in his movements, to the point of obtaining two 2 minutes in the space of 30 seconds at the start of the second half!

But despite this first place and these four victories in as many matches, it is difficult to judge the confidence and the true level of this French team. The adversities that had been too weak up until then had at least made it possible to fine-tune the final settings and get some running going. A first part of the answer to a possible real rivalry with Denmark will arrive on Thursday against the Netherlands. With a ticket for the quarters at stake.