2023-12-02 07:10:00
At the end of the afternoon, one of the most acoustically efficient rooms will be the scene of the draw for the group stage of the next Euro (June 14-July 14). The Old Continent and its representatives will meet at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, one of the 10 host cities, which will notably host a quarter-final, and the atmosphere will be provided from 5:35 p.m. by the German tenor Jonas Kaufmann and the violinist David Garrett, a duo already at work in 2012 before the Champions League final in Munich between Bayern and Chelsea (1-1, 3-4 on the tabs). The rest is orchestrated like clockwork: 21 of the 24 participants are known, there remain three roadblocks to be defined who will be known at the end of March, and all these little people will be divided into four hats (1 to 4) before being dispatched to six groups of four teams.
As tradition dictates, Germany, the host country, appears in pot 1 and will automatically be placed in group A. Six other pots (from A to F) will determine the position of each nation in each group, as in naval battle (A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, etc.). The little new thing concerns the members of hat 2, who are no longer invited to this level according to the FIFA ranking but according to their ranking in the qualifying phase. This may be important, because Albania and Hungary are in pot 2, the Netherlands and Croatia in pot 3, and title holders Italy in 4.
No adjustments for political, climatic or geographical reasons
A priori, France should still be able to spare a group from death. In 2021, it appeared in hat 2 and inherited Germany, Portugal and Hungary. This time, the Blues are in hat 1, as in 2004 and 2016, which will allow them to escape certain big players (Portugal, Spain, Belgium, England, Germany). Otherwise, France can fall on everyone, because the draw is complete and, unlike the qualifying phase, there are no adjustments for political, climatic or geographical reasons. As a reminder, the first two in each group as well as the 4 best third-placed teams will qualify for the round of 16.
The French delegation, made up of 4 members including assistant coach Guy Stéphan, will observe this closely today. Hoping that the Euro ambassadors – Brian Laudrup, Tomas Rosicky, Ricardo Quaresma, Angelos Charisteas, David Silva, Sami Khedira, Wesley Sneijder, Blaise Matuidi, Miroslav Klose and Gianluigi Buffon – will have a lucky hand. If possible without a false note.
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