Axel Allag, Media365, published on Tuesday October 15, 2024 at 3:25 p.m.
This Tuesday, via a press release, the Paris prefecture made it official that the France-Israel meeting on Thursday November 14 will take place at the Stade de France and “under the usual conditions of a League of Nations meeting”.
It is at the Stade de France, and not at the Parc des Princes, that the France-Israel match counting for the 5th day of the Nations League will be played, next Thursday, November 14 (8:45 p.m.). In recent days, uncertainty reigned as to the location of the meeting and due to security contingencies, a relocation to the Parc des Princes had been mentioned by our colleagues from L’Equipe, but, since this Tuesday, the matter has been settled. Indeed, through a press release published on its X account (formerly Twitter) the Paris prefecture provided details.
“The Prefect of Police, Laurent Nunez, confirms that the international match between the teams of France and Israel will be played on Thursday, November 14, 2024 at the Stade de France under the usual conditions of a League of Nations match and will be well obviously open to the public”, we can read. During the first leg, played in Budapest during this September international break, Didier Deschamps’ players won (1-4), then managing to put themselves in the best possible conditions to qualify for the quarter-finals of this Champions League. nations due to their success in Brussels against Belgium (1-2).
A draw will be enough in the match against Israel to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament (and even a defeat if Belgium does not win against Italy at the same time). The match against Israel, logically, will be surrounded by reinforced security. As specified by RMC, elite units will be mobilized to ensure the safety of spectators. While the meeting is classified as very high risk by the specialized services, the authorities could, in the least optimistic case, make it compulsory to hold the match behind closed doors. What not to hope for.
