2024 Olympics: the French teams know their opponents for the Olympic football tournaments
The French teams of Thierry Henry for the men and Hervé Renard for the women now know their first opponents for the Paris 2024 Olympics after the draw carried out on Wednesday March 20, in Saint-Denis.
Former French athlete Marie-José Perec during the draw for the pools of the Olympic football tournaments, in Saint-Denis, March 20, 2024. © JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP
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For Thierry Henry, men's coach, in the midst of building his group, the draw made it possible to finally look forward to July 24, the start date of the men's tournament.
But the
2024 Olympics
are not part of the Fifa dates, the clubs do not have the obligation to release their players for the football tournament and none of the coaches know today precisely which group they will be able to count on in July.
The Blues will begin their Olympic Games against the United States on July 24 for the opening of the competition in Marseille.
Then it will be either Guinea or an Asian country depending on the results of an intercontinental play-off which will take place in the coming weeks.
The meeting is planned in Nice.
New Zealand will be France's last opponent, on July 30 in Marseille.
“
We are going to prepare as best as possible, we will have to get out of this group before planning for the quarter-finals.
We are going to start studying our two known adversaries
,” comments Thierry Henry.
During the last Olympic Games in Tokyo, France did not shine, the men were eliminated in the first round and the women did not qualify.
“
It’s not easy to play at home
,” said Arsène Wenger, former Arsenal coach, who had Thierry Henry under his command.
France has won the Olympic tournament only once in 1984 in Los Angeles.
Les Bleues will avoid Germany, but will face Canada and Australia
Hervé Renard's women know much better than the men on which foot to dance.
Indeed, their tournament is not limited to a particular age category.
On July 25, the Blues will face the Colombians in Lyon.
The French will face Canada for their second meeting, gold medal in Tokyo, on July 28 for their second match in Saint-Etienne.
They finish the group stage like the men against New Zealand on July 31 in Lyon.
“
Colombia had a great World Cup, like New Zealand.
We will have to focus on this first round, the meetings do not promise to be easy
,” says Hervé Renard.
The Blues will avoid their best German enemies.
In 2012 in London, the Blues finished in fourth place after being beaten by the Canadians for the bronze medal.
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