It’s a long announcement, the route is the 2026 World Cup. For its first match since a Euro 2024 that ended without passion or glory after a defeat against Spain, the French team was beaten by Italy (1-3), Friday evening at the Parc des Princes, at the end of a match where the Blues displayed worrying shortcomings.

We were hoping for a revival from Didier Deschamps’ men, a surge of pride after a sluggish summer campaign, and we inevitably believed in it afterwards
but from Bradley Barcola about 13 secondsthe fastest in the history of the French team. After that, the PSG winger is ready, who Lorenzo before shooting his teammate Donnarumma (1-0, 1st), which is 20 encouraging minutes, and then practically nothing more.

The selection is available to line up on an offensive line in 4-2-3-1, plus Barcola and Kylian Mbappé, and Antoine Griezmann maintained in first grace of Randal Kolo Muani, and the new kid Michael Olise, which is a fact Admire the quality of the technique intermittently. But quickly, it is this Italian without a star who ended up taking the upper hand collectively. After a first alert (once on the Bar of Frattesi from the 5th minute), the Nazionale equalized
on a flash from Federico Dimarco (1-1, 30th).

The Blues are far from the mark

This goal could have made the Blues react, but the second half was dull for the French side. Midfielder Kanté-Fofana is suffering, as illustrated by the loss of the ball by the new Milan player who was punished by a lightning counter-attack concluded by Davide Frattesi (1-2, 51st). As for the defense, it also sent out worrying signals, to the point of being pierced a third time on Giacomo Raspadori’s goal (1-3, 74th), on which William Saliba was wiped out too easily.

The management can only change the choices, like the address of Ousmane Dembélé on the recap (63rd), or the drop in aggressiveness of Manu Koné close to the red card for the first selection. The former Toulousain nevertheless showed desire as on his strike in extra time (90th + 3), the best French opportunity of the second period with a very hesitant long-range shot from Griezmann (77th).

The 2024-2026 campaign begins without worse manners, as this already bad League of Nations begins. The factory was also chosen, this evening, with the place in Belgium in Lyon.