France This preparation for the World Cup has not gotten off to a good start. They were defeated at home against Ivory Coast (1-2) after the Africans came back in the second half. The French team opens on the 13th in Boston against Senegal, another African bone, and in Les Bleus there are two pending issues: putting the pieces together on a sporting level with the return of the players from PSG champions of Europe, and balance the accounts.
Philippe Diallo, president of the FFF, negotiates on two sides. On the one hand, with his squad with Mbappé at the helm to set bonuses and tickets for family members, two issues to be resolved since the internationals have complained about the few seats they would have available. On the other hand, he made his position clear to FIFA at the last Congress in Vancouver.
“I had the opportunity, along with others, to intervene to point out to the International Federation that the redistribution was insufficient. At the congress in Vancouver a step was taken to increase this prize money. On a personal note, I would like to see the redistributed amounts increased even further so that they correspond to the value of the teams participating in this tournament. Today, many of them find themselves in a situation that will not allow them to balance their accounts on the occasion of this World Cup,” cDiallo commented to L’Équipe last Wednesday.
In the case of France, it is estimated that the World Cup will cost them 24.4 million euros and that in order not to lose money he should secure the quarterfinals. France is demanding more despite the fact that FIFA already announced in Vancouver a 15% increase in income for the national teams, which will amount to 871 million dollars (about 744 million euros).