ANALYSIS
"It's a difficult group," admitted Didier Deschamps, after the draw for Euro 2020. The Blues inherit the death toll with Germany and Portugal, the most successful team in the world. Old Continent and the reigning European Champion. On the way to the world champions, there will also be a dam of track A, potentially Iceland, Hungary or Bulgaria, three teams that are among the best barrages. However, there are still reasons to be positive, as the analysis of Europe 1 consultant and journalist Foot 365 Patrick Juillard.
"Even with two draws, it can pass"
"It is not so serious, we can turn the problem around, put ourselves in the place of the adversaries: France arouses fear as much as it can feel," analyzes the sports journalist first. Joachim Löw, at the head of the German team, even place France "favorite of the group", as he said at the end of the draws. The same goes for Fernando Santos, coach of Portugal, who regrets inheriting a group "which nobody wanted".
Patrick Juillard also recalls much more concrete data: "The first two of each group and the four best thirds of all the groups will be qualified". "It is not insurmountable for France to be in the top four, even with two draws, it can pass," says Patrick Juillard.
France also avoids going to Azerbaijan
Also, the journalist reminds that France avoids the hen of Italy, which prevents him from establishing his base camp far from the Hexagon.
"Since in this pool, France would have played two matches in Baku, Azerbaijan," said Patrick Juillard. The future competition will be played, for the first time, in 12 different cities, including Baku, even if Azerbaijan has failed to qualify.