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France in the round of 16, Argentina still alive, the tournament seen from Tunisia … The news of November 27 – Liberation

2022 World Cup in Qatardossier

Find the main information of the day on the FIFA World Cup in Qatar on the eighth day of the competition.

On the eighth day of the World Cup, the World Cup sees its favorites confirm or get out of it, Balkan tensions reappear thanks to a provocation from Serbia and Emmanuel Macron encourage the host country on the path to change. . Four matches are on the program this Sunday:

Matches of the day

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Saturday’s results

Tunisia 0 – 1 Australia. Sterile offensively, Tunisia put themselves in a very delicate situation at the World Cup by losing 1-0 against Australia on Saturday. A victory on Wednesday against reigning world champions France is now imperative but not sufficient. The “Eagles of Carthage” will need a favorable situation in the other match between Australia and Denmark.

Poland 2 – 0 Saudi Arabia. Hervé Renard’s Saudi Arabia failed to confirm their opening feat against Argentina (2-1) in Group C and will play their survival double against Mexico. Poland, more than ever in the race for qualification with four points, dominated the Saudis on Saturday (2-0), with the first goal in a World Cup by Robert Lewandowski and an excellent performance by Wojciech Szczesny, author in particular of a double parry on penalty.

France 2 – 1 Denmark. France is the first country to qualify for the round of 16 of the World Cup-2022 after its victory over Denmark 2 to 1, Saturday in Doha, thanks to a double from Kylian Mbappé. This second success, after that against Australia (4-1), ensures the Blues a place in eighth even before the third and last match of group D against Tunisia, Wednesday. Their goal will be to secure first place in the group.

Argentina 2 – 0 Mexico. For an hour, we said to ourselves that Argentina was going to repeat the blow of 2002. Team unplayable on paper (and during the 35 previous games), crumbly on the grass and sent home in the first round. Without impact against tough Mexicans, the Albiceleste once again relied on Lionel Messi to tip the decision in his favor. A low strike that deceives the unmistakable Ochoa in the 64th minute, a decisive pass in a “fairer, you die” tempo for Enzo Fernandez’s goal: the Pulga jumps, Argentina is still alive.

Procedure against Serbia for the flag integrating Kosovo

FIFA opened disciplinary proceedings against the Serbian Federation on Saturday, after the Kosovo Football Federation filed a complaint with the international body on Friday. In question: the exhibition, Thursday, in the locker room, during the first match of Serbia against Brazil, of a banner showing a map of Kosovo with a Serbian flag and the words “Nema Predaje” (no surrender). Kosovo has been independent since 2008 but has not been recognized as such by Serbia and Russia. The photo went viral on Twitter. Fifa does not cite a specific breach of its disciplinary code but relies on the general obligation to “fair play and non-violence” imposed on the 32 participants in the Qatari tournament. The scale of sanctions that can be imposed on the federations ranges from a meeting behind closed doors to a defeat by forfeit, without Fifa indicating the seriousness of the fault alleged against the Serbs. “Being qualified does not change anything »

On the sidelines of the World Cup, Macron calls on Qatar to “continue” the changes

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday called on Qatar to “continue” the changes that he believes the World Cup organized by the gas emirate bears witness to. “This Football World Cup, the first organized in the Arab world, bears witness to the concrete changes that are at worktweeted the head of state at halftime of the France-Denmark match. Qatar has embarked on this path and must continue. He can count on our support.” Harshly criticized for the deaths, accidents and unpaid wages of these foreign workers, Qatar has passed major reforms to improve worker safety and punish recalcitrant employers. The authorities have also paid hundreds of millions of euros to compensate for unpaid wages. But for human rights associations, these reforms are late and insufficient.

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Being qualified does not change anything

— Theo Hernandez

After their 2-1 victory against Denmark, defender Théo Hernandez was delighted with the qualification of the Blues. “We are very happy with this qualification, now we have to continue like this. Everyone had a great game until the end, that’s how we won. Tunisia, we will approach it like these first two matches, we will play to win. Being qualified does not change anything, we want to win all the time.

The World seen from elsewhere: in Tunisia, “young people talk more about going to live in the Gulf than in Paris”

H-1 before Tunisia’s entry into the World Cup against Denmark on November 22: on Independence Avenue in the Denden district in the west of Tunis, the traffic jam is announcement long and tense, especially as the rain gets involved. Many workers had the same idea: to leave their post at midday so as not to miss the meeting which starts at 2 p.m. The cars try to create a second lane, where there is barely enough space with the tram that separates the avenue. Two-wheelers invade the sidewalks. In normal times, the rustling of sheets and the invectives would fuse. Not here. The rest of our correspondent’s article.

The profile

Hervé Renard, prophet in other countries. A quickdraw that does not change: white shirt, black pants, golden tan and neat hairstyle. Who is hiding behind? Balloon followers can easily answer this question. Saudi Arabia’s French coach, Hervé Renard, has been on the sidelines for ages. Another part of the Globe discovered his trombine Tuesday after the victory of his team against Argentina (2-1). An earthquake that made an entire kingdom overjoyed: King Salman ben Abdelaziz al Saud decreed the next day as no work for employees in the public and private education sectors, as well as for students. A holiday, then. The 54-year-old coach tried to keep his feet on the ground. “When you get to the World Cup, you have to believe in yourself. Anything can happen in football. Sometimes the adversary is overwhelmed by our motivation. Lionel Messi, against Saudi Arabia, he tells himself that he must start the match well, of course, but his motivation will not be the same as if he were playing against Brazil. It’s normal. Yes, it’s a memorable victory, it will go down in history, and that’s what’s important. But we have to look to the future, because we have two very difficult matches left. he explained at a press conference.

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