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The Blues are fixed on the identity of their opponent, after the draw carried out this Friday, November 22 in Nyon (Switzerland).
The France team will face Croatia in the quarter-finals of the League of Nations, according to the draw made this Friday, November 22 in Nyon (Switzerland).
The first leg will take place on March 20, 2025 in Croatia and the return match will take place on March 23, 2025 in France.
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If successful, things will get complicated for the Blues in the semi-finals since they will have to face, on June 4 or 5, 2025, the winner of the duel between Spain, the reigning European champion, and the Countries -Bottoms, semi-finalists of Euro-2024.
With Croatia in the quarter-finals, Didier Deschamps' men, who finished at the top of their group after their great success in Italy on Sunday (3-1), were rather well off. The checkered selection is in fact in clear decline since its two exploits during the 2018 (final) and 2022 (semi-final) World Cups. Still led by the indestructible Luka Modric, 39, Croatia was exited in the first round of Euro-2024 and finished 2nd in its group in the Nations League behind Portugal.
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In addition to the clash between Spain and the Netherlands, the other quarter-finals will pit Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal against Denmark and Germany against Italy, a prestigious match between two quadruple world champion nations. The semi-finals are scheduled for June 4 and 5, while the final and third place match will take place on June 8.
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