French media: France is expected to lock in World Cup tickets in advance in October this year

On September 10, French media RMC wrote an article to analyze the situation of the French team qualifying for the World Cup. The Gaul Roosters are expected to be qualified for the 2026 World Cup as soon as October this year.

France won the first two World Cup qualifiers, and if they continue to win the next game smoothly, they can even ensure that they advance to the World Cup in October.

France won a difficult victory against Iceland 2-1. Currently, France leads Iceland by 3 points in Group D of the World Cup and 5 points ahead of Ukraine. If both the matches against Azerbaijan and Iceland in October are scored, and Iceland and Ukraine tie, the French team will lock in the first place in the group in advance and advance directly to the World Cup.

If Iceland beats Ukraine but loses to France, Iceland will follow with 6 points, but France can still maintain the lead by goal difference. Therefore, the team led by Deschamps is likely to complete the World Cup qualifiers in a short period of time, provided they perform well in the group stage. If the team is finally ranked second in the group, France will participate in the World Cup play-offs in March next year.

Even if they fail to enter the top two in the group, the French team still has the opportunity to qualify for the World Cup playoffs through the UEFA Nations League.

Deschamps was satisfied with the team's performance, but also pointed out that the team's performance was not ideal against Iceland and needed to be more efficient and fast in offense.