France-Israel, it’s official

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Didier Deschamps’ French team will face Israel in the next Nations League and the FFF has announced the location of the second match against the Middle Eastern state. It will be the big return to the Stade de France.

After Euro 2024 in Germany this summer, the French team will return to the League of Nations next fall, with matches against Italy, Belgium and Israel in group A2, as decided by the draw. released on February 7. After touring France due to the developments at the Stade de France in the run-up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the Blues will return to their home ground in Saint-Denis after the Paralympic Games (August 28-September 8).

The FFF thus announced on Thursday that France-Italy and France-Belgium, on September 6 and 9, will compete respectively at the Parc des Princes and at the Groupama Stadium in the suburbs of Lyon. The big return to the SDF will take place with the France-Israel on November 14. The announcement of the location of this match was expected because the reception of the Israeli team is likely to be stormy, while the conflict in the Middle East is an essential topic in the news in France.

On the way to the 2025 Final Four?

Kylian Mbappé and his teammates will then return to the Stade de France during the international window in March 2025, with a quarter-final first or second leg of the Nations League in the event of qualification (if this is not the case, a match friendly will be scheduled in Saint-Denis). Another meeting of the 2022 world vice-champions will be played at the SDF in June if Didier Deschamps’ team does not play in the Final Four of the Nations League (hosted by one of the semi-finalists).

The Bleues and the Bleuets are also set for their meetings before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (from July 24 to August 10). Hervé Renard’s players will play against Sweden, in qualifying for Euro 2024, in Le Havre, on July 12. Thierry Henry’s Espoirs selection will prepare in the South because it will play friendly matches in Bayonne (Stade Jean-Dauger) and Toulon (Stade Mayol) on July 4, 11 and 17, against opponents who have not yet been defined.

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