

The D-Day is coming, the excitement is definitely here and it’s time for me to give you some updates on my team.
French National Team trained for the last time Thursday in Knysna (see picture below), on the “Field Of Dreams” before leaving for Cape Town, where they will play their first 2010 World Cup game against Uruguay. Today’s work was mainly dedicated to tactical implementation, as well as to free kicks and corners. Looks like the last details are being finalized ahead of our big entry. A lot of French journalists waited for them at the airport and they finally arrived in Cape Town at 5.30pm GMT.

We all can’t wait for tomorrow because we know the first game is the opportunity to show what we are made of.

Everyone knows where they will watch the game tomorrow night. Like every four years, France will start to live football. Giant screens, special events in bars…You cannot ignore it is coming! The famous Trocadéro gardens in Paris are welcoming the FIFA Fan Fest (at the Eiffel Tower), with not only big screens with every single game of the competition, but also many activities, such as concerts and video games tournaments. Paris is among the nine South-African cities and the five international capitals (Berlin, Rome, Sydney, Mexico and Rio) to participate in the FIFA Fan Fest. The Charléty stadium, multi-use stadium in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, will welcome the supporters for a special exhibition called Ces bleus venus des quatre coins du monde (These Bleus coming from every corner of the world), going back over the story of the French National team. A nice way to combine football and culture, and a wonderful way to gather and to share the passion!
Many other French cities have organized the same kind of things, and along with live broadcasts of the matches, activities for children in Lyon, special workshops to discover all the participating countries’ cultures in Lille.
As you can see, the party is about to start! I look forward to unforgettable moments.
Patrice Evra may be in South Africa but I ran into him this afternoon! Our players are everywhere!

Stay tuned for the Uruguay-France preview in a few hours from now!
Signing off,
Your French Fútbolita