France Euro Cup: Deschamps in worry before Euro 2024 Qualifiers

Posted by World Wide Tickets And Hospitality on September 5th, 2023

To face Ireland in the Euro Cup 2024 qualifiers and then Germany in a friendly, Didier Deschamps is counting on Benjamin Pavard and Jules Kounde in his France group as right-backs. Either a player who has not played at the start of the season or another who is a vital defender and who plays a central defender at Barca. Certainly, the France team did not need a skilled right side to reach the final of the 2022 World Cup.

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Benjamin Pavard rapidly lost his place in favour of a central defender, Jules Kounde, and Axel Disasi was even started against Tunisia. Didier Deschamps will not try any other player for this position against Ireland, Thursday at the Parc des Princes, in the Euro 2024 qualifiers, and against Germany, the following Tuesday, in a friendly. The coach was clear, Pavard and Kounde are the two right-backs of his group unveiled last Thursday.

This always postures a small problem, all the more so after the start of the season for the two worried. The 2018 world champion, often very dependable in this position, only played in the German Supercup on August 12 with Bayern. Since then, he has declined to train while waiting for his departure to Inter Milan and remained on the Nerazzurri bench on Sunday evening.

Kounde fixed in the axis at Barca

As for Kounde, he is a central defender and has the chance to evolve in his place at the start of the season at Barca. Ronaldo Araujo started on the right before getting hurt, Sergi Roberto took over and Joao Cancelo was signed in the final hours of the transfer window. The former Bordeaux player surely had the worst games of his career when his coach lined him up on the right side during Portugal-France at the Euro and France-Bosnia in September 2021.

The worry for Deschamps is that the shortage of French right-backs is striking it has been for many years. Jonathan Clauss, attacking fullback, is making a good start to the season with OM, but he was discharged from the Blues ahead of the Qatar World Cup last year when Malo Gusto, called up to the Espoirs by Thierry Henry is still too caring. The Euro Cup coach had however created the surprise by summoning the young left-side Adrien Truffert precisely one year ago.

Mbappe and Jules Kounde turn up to France Euro Cup training camp in Style

Kylian Mbappe and Jule Kounde’s outfits have caught the care of fans worldwide as both players turned up to the France camp ahead of their Euro 2024 qualifiers. Both superstars have been called up by Didier Deschamps for France’s qualifier against the Republic of Ireland and their global friendly against Germany. Mbappe turned up to the Les Bleus camp in a sky-blue top and jeans with sneakers.

Kounde also showed drip with his outfit as the Barcelona defender was captured wearing a Louis Vuitton-like jacket with denim jeans while reporting to the France camp. According to Khel Now, France will look to lock their spot in the Euro Cup 2024 tournament if they seal their fifth consecutive win when they tackle the Republic of Ireland on September 7 to maintain the top spot in Group B. Euro fans can buy Euro Cup Tickets at exclusively discounted prices.

France favourites to defeat Ireland at Euro Cup 2024 Qualifiers

Meanwhile, France and Ireland will clash on Thursday, September 7, and the 2022 FIFA World Cup losing qualifiers have been tagged as the favourites to win the Euro 2024 qualifiers second-leg, reports. Les Bleus are undefeated in Group B after four games played. They beat Ireland in March in the reverse fixture despite not playing to their full asset against the Irish. Ireland could be vulnerable to the attacks from France and as an outcome, it may be a bigger loss than the one they faced at home last time.

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that the Republic of Ireland face France on Thursday, September 7, in the Euro Cup qualifier, and head trainer Stephen Kenny says he has a plan to stop Kylian Mbappe despite his first-team right-backs being out through interruption or injury. The 24-year-old's performance in the 2022 FIFA World Cup with France showed how hard it is to stop him.

He won the Golden Boot in Qatar with eight goals, including a superb hat-trick in the final against Argentina.  Mbappe heads into the game having scored in five of his last six global games. With Coleman and Doherty out of the game, Alan Browne, Jason Knight, and Udinese’s Festy Ebosele are all in the argument for a wing-back role.

France vs. Ireland team news for Euro Cup Qualifiers

Kingsley Coman, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappe and Olivier Giroud are all probable to feature in attack while Arsenal’s William Saliba could spouse Dayot Upamecano in defence. Chelsea’s Axel Disasi, Aston Villa’s Boubacar Kamara and West Ham’s Alphonse Areola will be on the seat but Liverpool guard Ibrahima Konate has been forced to withdraw due to injury.

Brighton’s hat-trick hero Evan Ferguson will work a lone furrow at the top of the field, supported by Jason Knight and Chiedozoe Ogbene. Gavin Bazunu will continue in goal with Nathan Collins and Dara O’Shea at the heart of the defence, but an injury concern for John Egan has seen Andrew Omobamidele called up. There isn’t an Irish football admirer alive who will ever forgive Thierry Henry for the handball.

That may have robbed their nation of the most unlikely of World Cup qualifications. Four years later, the men in green stood firm again, that is until a William Gallas goal in the 103rd minute of the game set the two-time World Cup victors to South Africa. There have been several, narrow heart-breaking downfalls since then. You have to go back to 1981 for Ireland’s last triumph against their illustrious rivals.

Euro Cup 2024 Qualifiers at Stade de France

Euro 2024 Qualifiers at Stade de France is another huge test for Stephen Kenny’s men and regardless of the gap on paper, we suspect it will follow a similar design. Ireland is as stubborn as they come at this level, losing by two clear goals in just two of their earlier 45 qualifiers. They’ve left Denmark, Germany, Wales, Russia and Bosnia among others with at least a point during that time and even beat Germany 1-0 at home.

Regardless of who plays, it’s a defence-first approach that should be able to frustrate Deschamp’s men at times. France has a perfect record in the group so far, winning their opening four games and thumping the Netherlands 4-0. However, they also had to grind out 1-0 wins against Greece and Ireland in the reverse fixture, and beating Gibraltar 3-0 is not a pleasing result for an elite side.

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