In three weeks, the French Football Federation must account for UEFA, and in particular specify the reception places of the upcoming qualification matches for the 2026 World Cup, the European body governing the qualifiers on its continent. Yes but here, a big doubt remains as to the future of the current house of the Blues, the Stade de France.
“” Today we do not know the identity of a future concessionaire of the Stade de France, we are led to consider a form B form which allows the French team to know within deadlines that of our international bodies the location of our matches “, Explained Philippe Diallo, the president of the FFF, at the end of the Comex on Thursday.
If the State is in exclusive negotiations with GL Events to inherit this concession, the previously conducted discussions by the Federation with this actor are at a standstill, for lack of economic perspectives. “” On the date we are talking about, we do not know who will be, or what will be the conditions of exploitation of the Stade de France on August 5 since it is an answer that the State must provide and there is in any event not agree with the candidate for the resumption of the concession “, Underlines Philippe Diallo.
Marseille, Lyon and Lille for Plans B
The boss of the FFF insists, obviously concerned: ”
Today, I do not know who, on behalf of the Stade de France, is able to answer our call for tenders in security questions for matches that will take place from September. “And for” All the matches of the French national teams ».
In the event of confirmed failure of negotiations with future operators of the Stade de France, the provincial stadiums with a high capacity that are the Vélodrome stadium in Marseille, the Groupama Stadium of Lyon and the Pierre-Mauroy stadium of Villeneuve d'Acq would be the privileged fall points. “” This is an obviously very important point for us, both in sports symbolism, but also in the economic model that we are led to build around our pennant team », Harts Harts Philippe Diallo.
