A final check-in for Les Bleus before flying to Australia

Test yourself and fine-tune the details before the big launch. France travel to Dublin with a 23-man squad for Thursday’s (9pm) match against Ireland in their final warm-up before departing for Australia and the World Cup (July 20 – August 20). The day after Hervé Renard’s final list for Australia was announced, Les Bleues landed in the Irish capital on Wednesday, with Oriane Jean-François, set or Aïssatou Tounkara and Mylene Chavas ruled out.

Paris Saint-Germain had to do without the services of promising young midfielder Jean-Francois, who has been sidelined for several weeks with an adductor injury. After consolidating them into an extended 26-man roster, he left the underused Toungara and Chavas fourth behind Manchester United’s Pauline Beyrat-Magnin, Constance Picot and Solene Durand. Both were discardedHowever, bookings will remain until Saturday 22nd July“, 24 hours before the first match against Jamaica (July 23 in Sydney), is the regulatory date for final changes in a package event, according to the federation.

Serious preparation

Thursday’s game at Tallaght Stadium will mark the end of more than two weeks of intense preparation at the Clairefontaine training center where legs and body have been affected. Games with or without the ball, tactical formation, high-intensity physical training: two weeks of physical preparation and fine-tuning of tactical details. But above all, in the words of Herve Renard, the French women need to work on the mental aspect that they have missed during past tournaments. So a first sketch can be felt in Dublin on Thursday, especially the form of some players, with Amantine Henry in front.

When we train a lot like that, we like the competition that brings us into the competition

Naomi Feller

“We are all waiting for it. The field, the product, it’s important and we do it happily, but nothing matches“The goalkeepers’ assistant coach and coach explained to AFP Gilles Fuach on Tuesday. “Although it is known to be the one that comes before preparing for a competition, the first preparation competition is always looked forward to by everyone“. For OL and Les Bleus manager Amel Majri, the meeting “Important“Because it allows”Check out the achievements we made between us during the two weeks of preparation, but also check out the new stuff“. Competition gives above all elseWhat awaits us, because nothing will replace competition and competition“, he explained to AFP on Tuesday.

Les Bleus will fly through Paris on Friday and depart for Australia on Saturday afternoon. They will play the final warm-up match against the host nation on July 14 in Melbourne. “When we train a lot like that, we want a match that will get us into the competition, this match that will get us started in this World Cup and we want to play in a hurry.“, AFP underlined to Naomi Feller, Real Madrid’s young 21-year-old striker, Herve Renard kept for adventure in Oceania.