France UEFA EURO 2024 Schedule: Full List of Matches, Venues, Time In IST And Squad. France is set to face Austria in its opening match in the ongoing UEFA EURO 2024 tournament in Germany. The French are among the favorites in the European Champion. It won the World Cup in 2018 but was knocked out of EURO 2020 – losing on penalties to Switzerland 4-5. At the 2022 FIFA World Cup final in Qatar lost to Lionel Messi-led Argentina in penalties 4-2.
France has been consistent and is bound to push into the round 16 at EURO 2024. The team’s consistency is attributed to manager Didier Deschamps who urges the players to put aside their egos and play as a national team. The team trusts him and his management style. The French team is powered by star Kylian Mbappe and the youthful Warren Zaire-Emery and Bradley Barcola.
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France’s match against Austria will mark Deschamps’ 154th game as French coach. He has 99 wins, 30 draws and 24 losses in his career, and is regarded for his consistency and calmness. Deschamps said passion, desire and determination keep him going. He added that winning at a very high international level is difficult and maintaining it is even more difficult because only one team wins.
France UEFA EURO 2024 Schedule, Venue & Time in IST
France vs. Austria: 18 June 2024 at 12:30 am.; Venue: Dusseldorf
France vs. Netherlands: 22 June 2024 at 12:30 am.; Venue: Leipzig
France vs. Poland: 25 June 2024 at 9:30 pm.; Venue: Dortmund
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UEFA EURO 2024 France Squad
French forward Antoine Griezmann says the team will be united from beginning to end. He believes the team is ready. Griezmann said the first match is very important for France to get off on a good start. France has a solid defence with every player putting up a good defence.
Here’s the French lineup:
Goalkeepers: Alphonse Areola (West Ham), Brice Samba (Lens), Mike Maignan (AC Milan),
Defence: Ibrahim Konate (Liverpool), William Saliba (Arsenal), Jules Kounde (Barcelona), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich), Jonathan Clauss (Marseille), Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan), Theo Hernandez (AC Milan), Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid)
Midfielders: N’Golo Kante (Al-Ittihad), Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus), Warren Zaire-Emery (PSG), Youssouf Fofana (Monaco), Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid)
Forward: Olivier Giroud (AC Milan), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), Kylian Mbappe (PSG), Ousmane Dembele (PSG), Randal Kolo Muani (PSG), Marcus Thurman (Inter Milan), Bradley Barcola (PSG), Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich)
