Les Bleues has arrived in New Zealand

Two weeks before the start of the 2021 World Cup, postponed until 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the players and staff of the 15th France national team arrived Friday evening in Auckland, New Zealand.

The 15th France national football team arrived at Auckland airport on Saturday morning at 5am.
Local time (Friday 7 pm French time). They had left the Marcuse National Rugby Center on Thursday afternoon. With 32 players selected by Thomas Darrac, about fifteen employees traveled to New Zealand.

This delegation traveled for just over 26 hours between Paris and Auckland with a layover of approximately two hours in Doha, Qatar. France will be staying in a hotel in the middle of the country’s economic capital in its early days on the land of the long white cloud.

This version has been postponed for a year due to health conditions associated with Covid-19, and this version is still threatened by the epidemic: players respected the isolation for several days in Marcoussis. Same system for the first five days in New Zealand with a scheduled health bubble for the whole group, including employees.

Get rid of jet lag and get your directions

With an 11-hour difference to the French clock, which will drop to 12 in the middle of the competition, the Blues have two weeks before the opening game to adapt to this discrepancy that could destabilize the organizations. Therefore, Saturday and Sunday are dedicated to installation and adjustment. The first training is scheduled to begin on Monday.

At the legendary Eden Park, France will open this ninth World Cup final with a clash against South Africa on Saturday 8 October at 2:15 pm (3:15 am French time). Next, Thomas Darrac’s players will face England on Saturday 15 October and Fiji on Saturday 22 October in Whangarei.