France take on the visitors Germany in Friendly International match. The match will be played on Saturday, March 23rd at Parc Olympique Lyonnais (Lyon).
France will definitely aim for the maximum this summer. Under the current coach, the Gallic Roosters have been playing excellently. Interestingly, Deschamps lifted the World Cup trophy as the captain of the national team in 1998, and exactly 20 years later, he did it as a coach. There were very real chances to retain the title in Qatar, but despite confidently reaching the final and giving Argentina a real fight with equal chances, they eventually lost to Messi (or rather, to Emiliano Martinez, who saved a penalty shootout). In contrast, there were failures at the Euros under Deschamps. And they were very different: in 2016, everything was heading for a home triumph, but in the final, Portugal, coached by the ultra-pragmatic Fernando Santos, won with a goal from Eder in extra time. And at the next continental tournament, the favorite managed to get eliminated in the very first round of the playoffs. In the current qualifiers, Mbappe and company were head and shoulders above all opponents, including the Netherlands, whom they thrashed in Paris. However, the coaching staff may well use this window to test reserves.
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They will mark the 10th anniversary of their last World Cup victory this year. There have been individual successes since then, such as winning the 2017 Confederations Cup with an experimental squad. But overall, the grand team is going through a very difficult period. They failed to advance from the group stage in both 2018 and 2022. Flick also failed in Qatar, but he wasn't rushed to be replaced then. However, a wave of failures in friendly matches, coupled with dismal statistics, led the German football leadership to dismiss a coach for the first time in history. However, the problem is not only, or not so much, with Hansi. There were enough failures before him. And under his successor, a former coach of Bayern Munich, they lost to Turkey in Berlin in November, and shortly after that, moving to Vienna, they lost to Austria. Now there will be one last gathering before the summer, and then the home Euros await, where high expectations are the norm. Let's see what they've accomplished during the winter months - there has been plenty of food for thought.
In September, the Germans defeated their neighbors, with whom they had had a rough patch (4 losses and a couple of draws) before. But Flick wasn't in charge then, and Nagelsmann hadn't taken over yet - it was Rudy Voller who was still the interim coach. It's hard to believe in the hospitality of Mbappe and company; rather, they are determined to avenge last fall's failure. And they will succeed - let's bet on Deschamps' charges to win.
Prediction for the match: France to win.
