Paris (AFP)
For the Blues at the Euro (June 11-July 11), "not being in the last square (...) would not correspond to our value", said Friday the president of the French Football Federation Noël Le Graët , while recognizing that an "accident" was possible in competition.
"Our national team is in the best teams in the world. Not being in the last four, it would not be a fault, not at all, but it would not correspond to our value", said the boss of the FFF in conference of hurry.
"Afterwards, you know football and you know that there could very well be an accident in the 93rd minute, a shot on the post," he added.
Very often before each tournament, Le Graët sets accession to the semi-finals as the minimum objective to be reached for the French selections.
"Tell them today + guys you absolutely have to win +, that doesn't make sense. They know they have to do the best they can," however, said the leader of the 2018 world champions.
According to him, "the European Championship is almost more difficult than the World Cup", especially as the Blues will challenge Germany, Portugal and Hungary in the first round.
But, he continued, "when you look at the men who are there who want to do well, in a good atmosphere, you tell yourself that you are very lucky to have players of such technical quality. and such a will to succeed ".
The French, winners of Wales 3-0 on Wednesday in a friendly, will play their second and final warm-up match on Tuesday against Bulgaria at the Stade de France.
No place will be sold for this meeting but 5,000 people will be invited.
"We will give a little reward to hospitals, firefighters, all the people who have worked on a voluntary basis," said the president of the FFF.
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