Since this Thursday, the French team has been focused on its opponents for the next Nations League. Present in League A, the Blues will therefore challenge Italy, Belgium and Israel. The opportunity for Didier Deschamps’ flock to come up against two historic rivals and face a much more desirable selection. But while the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is still, unfortunately, current, the holding of the meeting at the little thumb of this group looks uncertain.
In this sense, Philippe Diallo, president of the FFF, reacted to the outcome of the draw and affirmed that France will not play in Israel: “we know the extremely difficult context. For the moment, Israel does not have the opportunity to play its home matches. So we will certainly play in another country (Thursday October 10, editor’s note). When the schedule is known, we will welcome them to our territory (Thursday November 14, editor’s note). We will see when this will take place, if the Stade de France is available. It will be a match in a particular context, but it’s still football. We love playing football. We will be extremely vigilant with the public authorities, so that the perfect conditions for this match can take place. We are waiting to know the date, but we will be able to manage this match.»
