Europe 1 with AFP 22:52, 01 September 2021

The France team was held in check by Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday evening in Strasbourg (1-1).

Antoine Griezmann equalized after a goal from Edin Dzeko in the first period, while the young Jules Koundé was sent off on the hour mark. For the Blues, the comeback is not really successful.  

The France team, for its first outing after the failure of the Euro, conceded a 1-1 draw against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday in Strasbourg, on the fourth day of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. Blues, led after a goal from Edin Dzeko (36th), got back together thanks to a goal from Antoine Griezmann validated after viewing the VAR (40th), before being reduced to ten following the exclusion of Jules Koundé (51st).

Ukraine before Finland

The France team, first in Group D of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, travels to the home ground of its runner-up, Ukraine, on Saturday before welcoming Finland to Lyon on Tuesday.