Paul Rouget, Media365: published on Tuesday November 19, 2024 at 8:44 a.m.
In the quarter-finals of the League of Nations in March, the France team will face Croatia, Denmark or the Netherlands.
We now know the three possible opponents for the Blues in the quarter-finals of the Nations League. The day after their revenge in Italy (3-1), which allowed them to finish in first place in group 2 ahead of the Nazionale, the other groups delivered their verdict, which was already the case for 3.
Even before the matches of the sixth day, scheduled for Tuesday evening, we already knew that the Netherlands, opposed to Bosnia, would finish second behind the Germans, traveling to Hungary, therefore constituting the first potential opponent for Didier Deschamps' men, who crossed the Dutch twice in qualifying for the last Euro, for as many victories, and also during the final phase in Germany, where they shared the points (0-0).
The quarters in March, the final phase in June
In addition to the Oranje, the Blues can also meet the Croatians in the quarter-finals. Monday evening in Split, they shared the points with the Portuguese leader to finish second (1-1), while Scotland, finally third by one point, won 2-1 in Warsaw against Poland, who finishes last. Since the victory against the Vatreni in the final of the 2018 World Cup, the Tricolores have faced them four times, always in the Nations League, with a record of two victories, one defeat and one draw. The last potential opponent is in group 4, where Spain, assured of finishing first, dominated the Swiss red lantern (3-2).
Its runner-up is Denmark, who qualified by drawing in Serbia (0-0). Danes that the Blues had dominated in the group stage of the last World Cup (2-1), after having recorded two consecutive defeats against the same opponent a few months earlier in the Nations League.
The draw for these quarter-finals will take place on Friday noon in Nyon (Switzerland), at UEFA headquarters. The matches will take place on March 20 and 23, 2025, while the final phase is scheduled for June 4 to 8.
