Football match coming up - Millot and Sildillia make preliminary Olympic team
Two Bundesliga players, Enzo Millot (midfielder, VfB Stuttgart) and Kiliann Sildillia (defender, SC Freiburg), may represent the host nation France in the upcoming summer Olympics. On Monday, Coach Thierry Henry named a preliminary list of 25 potential athletes. Still, he must make some final cuts as only 18 players will be allowed in the official team. As per French Football Federation's official announcement, the Olympics are scheduled to take place between July 24 and August 9.
The French team is slated to play matches against the USA, Guinea, and New Zealand in the group stage. The tournament mandates U23 teams but permits up to 3 players over 23 years of age in each squad.
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- Enzo Millot and Kiliann Sildillia, both from Bundesliga clubs VfB Stuttgart and SC Freiburg, respectively, hail from the soccer-loving region of Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
- if selected, Millot and Sildillia will join the French team for the Soccer Olympics in France, competing against the United States, Guinea, and New Zealand.
- Thierry Henry, the French coach, has a tough decision ahead as he must reduce the preliminary list of 23 players to just 18, following the tournament's regulations.
- Notably, the French team might benefit from the presence of Paris Saint-Germain's legendary forward Thierry Henry as an over-23 player in the squad, as per the tournament's rules allowing up to three such players.
- If Millot and Sildillia make the final cut, they will be part of the French team competing in the Soccer Bundesliga at the Olympic Games in Paris.
- As the Soccer Olympics approach, the soccer world eagerly awaits the final squad selections in anticipation of exciting matches and thrilling tournament action.
