The disenchantment is confirmed between the French team and its supporters. While the TV audiences for the last matches of the Blues have not really taken off (3,982,000 viewers for Israel-France and 4,735,000 viewers for Belgium-France, in October), it is now the turn of the public to desert the stands.
48 hours into the second act against the Israelis, Thursday evening at the Stade de France, as part of the 5e Nations League day, many places are still on sale. According to RMC Sport, only the “children’s stand” and category 1 were sold out at the start of the day on the French Football Federation’s online ticket office.
The Stade de France three-quarters empty?
Despite attractive prices, with tickets on sale from 23 euros in the “family stand” and up to 145 euros in the gold category, the authorities are only expecting around 20,000 people in the Dionysian enclosure, which can accommodate four times more. This would be the worst crowd ever seen for the French team near Saint-Denis.
If a gap has widened between Didier Deschamps’ players and their fans, due to a sluggish Euro 2024 and the controversies surrounding Kylian Mbappé, the tense context in the Middle East makes this France-Israel a high-stakes match. risk. The police have therefore planned a reinforced security system. What, also, cools the spectators.
