Since Didier Deschamps has been coach, the France team has systematically started its major tournaments with a victory, which bodes well before facing Austria this Monday, June 17 at 9 p.m.
Under “DD”, the Blues hit the ground running. “The ideal situation is that after two matches, we can be qualified. In this case, there is freedom, the possibility of being able to manage on the third” and to rotate our squad, explained to everyone start of the rally the coach.
At the 2014 World Cup in Brazil
For his first major competition on the bench, the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, his French team clearly beat Honduras 3-0, with a double from Karim Benzema and an own goal from goalkeeper Noel Valladares on a strike from ” KB9” pushed back by the post – the first goal in history validated by “Goal-line technology”.
At Euro 20216 in France
For the opening match of Euro-2016 at the Stade de France, it took a shot from Dimitri Payet in the penultimate minute of regulation time to prevent the Blues from an initial hiccup against Romania (2-1) , after a goal from Olivier Giroud and the equalizer from Bogdan Stancu.
At the 2018 World Cup in Russia
The victorious World Cup 2018 campaign began with a sluggish victory against Australia (2-1). A penalty from the bearded Mile Jedinak responded to that of Antoine Griezmann, after the first intervention of the video in the World Cup to verify the fault.
It took a stroke of luck for France, as Paul Pogba’s lobbed shot hit defender Aziz Behich then the bar before heading in, ten minutes from the end of the match.
At Euro 2020
The most convincing victory of the series is that in Munich against Germany (1-0), at Euro-2020, played in 2021. It was another own goal which allowed the Blues to start with a victory, Mats Hummels under pressure from Kylian Mbappé diverting a cross from Lucas Hernandez into his goal.
At the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
Finally at the 2022 World Cup, the Blues started again with a success against Australia, clearer than four years earlier (4-1).
The match started badly for the French, who conceded a goal from Craig Goodwin and especially lost Lucas Hernandez, seriously injured in the action. But Adrien Rabiot, Olivier Giroud (double) and Kylian Mbappé scored to launch the title holders on the path to new success. They know the route to take against Austria.
