August 20, 2025
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Zapping Foot National Coupe de France: Calais, Quevilly, El-Biar, … the greatest exploits of the competition

The French Hopes team brilliantly concluded its group phase at Euro 2025 in Slovakia, which is easily won (4-1) against Poland on Tuesday. This victory, combined with that of Portugal over Georgia (5-0), sealed the final classification of group C. Despite seven points each, Gérald Batic's men finished in second place in the group, preceded by Portugal unlike goals (+9 against +4). This position nevertheless ensures them a place in the quarterfinals against Denmark, already guaranteed to be first in his group D. The shock is scheduled for Sunday, June 22 in Presov.

Baticle savor and projects on the quarter

At the microphone of FFFthe coach Gérald Batic expressed his satisfaction: “For me, it's a beautiful evening. The assessment of the group phase is positive with two victories and a draw.” He stressed the importance of this victory not only for qualification, but also for the management of his workforce: “This third match allowed us to manage players in fatigue and concern the whole workforce. When there are changes in the starting eleven, this allows players to rest and others, who have less playing time, to show up.”

The technician insisted on the effectiveness of his rotation strategy: “The objective was not to run to run, but to have a high -performance team, and that's what happened. This emulation is positive.” Shot to the next challenge, he concluded with determination: “From now on, we will savor, recover well and quickly go back to work to prepare our quarter -final against Denmark, which we take, like all our opponents, very seriously. We will arrive in confidence, determined, ambitious and with a lot of humility.” Blueberries therefore approach Denmark with serenity, but also the seriousness necessary for this crucial step.