The French Olympic Team is up against the wall. At 1:30 p.m. (French time), she faces Japan to continue the adventure in the land of the Rising Sun. Currently in third position, the Blues are eliminated since only the first two of each group go to the quarter-finals. However, they remain a meeting and a feat to be achieved. Different scenarios can allow
Mission 1: beat Japan …
Heavily beaten from the start by Mexico, the compatriots of captain André-Pierre Gignac, already author of four goals, must thus win their last match with at least two goals apart. With four goals difference with Japan and Mexico, they would be with this result master of their destiny since they would have, like their opponents, a goal average of zero. In the event of a second victory in three games, they would thus be tied with Japan and the next criterion in the event of a tie is the number of goals scored. With France having already scored five times, they have the advantage over Japan.
… and support South Africa
After their defeat at the very end of the game against France and the goal of Téji Savanier, South Africa can still believe in a qualification for the quarter-finals. Thanks to this stake, although difficult to achieve, it could thus allow the Blues to have more probabilities of qualifying. In the event of a victory or even a draw, combined with a victory for the Tricolores, France will qualify for the quarter-finals.
In short, France is qualified if …
– She beats Japan by at least two goals.
– She beats Japan and South Africa draws or wins against Mexico.
– She draws against Japan and South Africa wins against Mexico.
France is eliminated if …
– She loses against Japan.
– She wins by less than two goals and Mexico wins.
– It does the same result as Mexico.
The classification of the Blues group
1- Japan: 6 points (+2)
2- Mexico: 3 points (+2)
3- France : 3 points (-2)
4- South Africa: 0 point (-2)
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