Thierry Henry’s France receive favourable draw for Summer Olympics
The hosts have been provided with a fairly comfortable draw as they look to navigate their path to their second-ever gold medal at the Paris Olympic Games. Thierry Henry’s France squad will face the United States and New Zealand, as well as the winner of the AFC and CAF playoff.
The depth of talent that France possesses in their under-23s means that the nation will be more than confident of their chances of winning this group. However, this can be a danger in itself, when self-belief becomes over-confidence.
Still, barring a catastrophic showing, France will likely be able to make it through their group stages where they will be keenly watching the outcome of Group B, and who their future opponents could be.
Argentina look to be the firm favourite for that group, while Morocco and Ukraine are worrying sides. Especially the latter who will be a team consisting in part of the same squad that was responsible for knocking France out of the under-21s EUROS last summer.
Group A – France , New Zealand, United States of America, AFC/CAF playoff winner.
Group B – Argentina, Morocco, AFC Pot Three, Ukraine.
Group C – AFC Pot Two, Spain, Egypt, Dominican Republic.
Group D – AFC Pot One, Paraguay, Mali, Israel.
GFFN | Nick Hartland
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