The heavy defeat of Kazakhstan in opposition to the United States (10-1), on Sunday within the group stage of the World Championship in Ostrava (Czech Republic), allowed the French workforce to remain within the elite. In 2025, in Stockholm (Sweden) or Herning (Denmark), the Blues, coached by Philippe Bozon, will play the World Cup on the highest degree for the sixteenth time in a row.
Postponed in 2019, the French didn’t play in Division 1A in 2020 and 2021 as a result of Covid-19 pandemic, and had been drafted once more in 2022 as an alternative of Russia and Belarus, suspended following the conflict in Ukraine.
Sweden and Germany are nonetheless within the Blues schedule
Before the USA – Kazakhstan match, there was a really skinny – and really sophisticated – scenario that prevented the Blues from being assured of survival. For it to occur, the Kazakhs needed to steal a degree from the Americans. But these minimize via any doubt.
The French workforce is in sixth place in its group, forward of Kazakhstan (one level) and Poland (three). It could be surpassed by one of many two groups that may face one another on Monday. On the identical day (4:20 pm), the Blues will face Sweden, who lead the group, earlier than ending the World Cup when they are going to face Germany on Tuesday (12:20 pm).