| UEFA Nations League | |
| MATCH INFO | |
MATCH :
| Israel V/s France
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COMPETITION : | Round 3
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| DATE: | 11-10-2024
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TIME:
| 12:15 AM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| Bozsik Aréna
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| Israel | Lineup |
Possible XI: Gerafi (GK); Feingold, Nachmias, Shlomo, Gropper; Abada, Kanichowsky; Lavi, Peretz, Baribo; Khalaili. | |
| France | Lineup |
Possible XI: Maignan (GK); Kounde, Konate, Saliba, Digne; Fofana, Tchouameni, Kone; Dembele, Thuram, Barcola. | |
Preview: Israel Vs France
Les Bleus will miss Kylian Mbappe’s firepower for this game:
Israel are set to welcome former World Champions France on matchday 3 of the UEFA Nations League. They will be looking to secure their first point of the campaign after losing back-to-back matches against Belgium and Italy.
Israel have endured a disappointing campaign thus far losing their opening two matches of the Nations League. They started their tenure with a 3-1 loss against Belgium in the first match followed by a narrow loss against Italy.
Ran Ben Shimon’s side showed some promise in those matches but were eventually outclassed by the quality in the squad separating these teams. The upcoming matches against France and Italy will be crucial for them in the hope of any chance of making it to the playoff spots.
Meanwhile, France bounced back in their last match to register a dominant 2-0 win over Belgium. Didier Deschamps will be proud of his team for how they have reacted after suffering a defeat against Italy in the opening match.
Although Les Bleus have a wealth of attacking talents at their disposal they will be without the reliable pair of Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe for these games. It remains to be seen how they will fare without their two of the most important players.
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About UEFA Nations League:
History
The UEFA Nations League is a international football competition played by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body.
The first tournament began in September 2018. The four group winners from League A qualified for the finals, played in Portugal in June 2019. The competition replaces the international friendly matches previously played on the FIFA International Match Calendar, with European national teams engaging in more frequent competitive matches against other European national teams of comparable level.
Since 1999, various UEFA bodies had discussed national associations' needs for more competitive fixtures, including more attractive international friendlies, more competitive matches and increased revenue. In 2001, UEFA proposed three potential formats for a new national team competition, with a first edition tentatively planned for 2004–2007. However, this ultimately did not come to fruition.
In October 2013, Norwegian Football Association President Yngve Hallén confirmed that talks had been held to create a third full national-team international tournament for UEFA members in addition to the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship.
The concept of the UEFA Nations League would see all of UEFA's member associations' national teams divided into a series of groups based upon a ranking formulated using their recent results, where they would be promoted and relegated to other groups according to their results within the group. The proposed tournament would take place on dates on the FIFA International Match Calendar that were previously allocated for international friendlies and would not affect the FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Championship.
In March 2014, UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino stated that one of the benefits of the proposal would be to help "less glamorous" national associations arrange games.
The Royal Belgian Football Association's general secretary, Steven Martens, said that lower-ranked nations would still benefit financially from the competition, as the television contract with UEFA would be centralised. The UEFA Nations League was unanimously adopted by the 54 UEFA member associations at the XXXVIII Ordinary UEFA Congress in Astana on 27 March 2014.
