The day after their defeat against Tunisia, the players of the French team returned to their daily routine near the Al-Messila hotel while, behind the scenes, the FFF prepared a complaint after the cancellation of the goal of 'Antoine Griezmann by the referee when he had initially validated it and had whistled the end of the match.

The FFF hopes for a return to a draw

Passing by a colleague in the corridors of our hotel on Thursday morning, one wonders: what can be the real motivation of the French Football Federation to file a complaint after the error of the New Zealand referee, backtracked final whistle to bring in the VAR and cancel Grizou's equaliser.

Imagine that FIFA asks the two teams to replay the match, it would be funny, no, three days before a round of 16 against Poland.

We sent a short text message to a member of the management, which sheds light on our lantern: “We ask that the scoreless be ratified, namely 1-1 since the referee could not have recourse to the VAR after the resumption of the game. and after the end of the match in this specific case.

All you had to do was ask.

Players already focused on Poland

Present at a press conference from their headquarters, the Jassim Bin Hamad stadium in Doha, Kingsley Coman and Randal Kolo Muani did not seem to attach great importance to this administrative procedure.

If the former Nantes player recalled that a revision of the score "is important for Griezmann, we took away a goal", Coman would like at least a clarification from FIFA.

“We would just like to understand in case the situation repeats itself, he explained.

Today, we are qualified and if it's always better to have a draw than a defeat in your record, it is especially the round of 16 that interests us.

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Dembouz is not a feline team

After a colleague asked Kolo Muani for a little anecdote about group life, we learned that Ousmane Dembélé was afraid of cats.

“Cats wander around (at the Hôtel des Bleus) when we eat outside.

And Ousmane is afraid of it, which makes everyone laugh a little, ”said the native of Bondy.

You can do what you want with this vital information.

The bleusaille too tender against Tunisia

Known for his frankness, the young striker from Eintracht Frankfurt did not beat around the bush when qualifying the way the Blues approached Wednesday's meeting against the Carthage Eagles.

"I think the Tunisians were hungrier than us, that was our problem," he said.

A lot of players played with the handbrake, there was a bit of pressure.

It's good for us that we played that game to know how high the level of the World Cup is.

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The program of the day

After a closed session on Wednesday evening, the Blues will train for an hour in front of the media on Thursday.

Before that, always the same song: two new players will be at a press conference at 3:45 p.m. French time.

After Tchouaméni, Giroud, Lucas Hernandez, Rabiot, Disasi, Fofana, Konaté, Camavinga, Upamecano, Dembélé, Guendouzi, Thuram, Varane, Théo Hernandez, Koundé, Veretout, Coman and Kolo Muani, the noose is tightening to see the faces of the two stars of this team, Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappé.

But our little finger tells us that it is not yet for today.

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