UEFA is carrying out the draw for the final table of the Nations League this Friday. The players of the French team and their coach, Didier Deschamps, will know their opponent for the quarters with potential rivals very complicated to play.
Not at best before the last day and its trip to Milan against Italy, the French team signed a very good operation against the Nazionale. Victorious with a two-goal difference (1-3), the selection led by Didier Deschamps even regained first place in group 2. An excellent move ahead of the draw for the quarter-finals carried out this Friday at the headquarters of the UEFA in Nyon.
By finishing first, the Blues will therefore avoid Spain, Germany and Portugal in the next round. Just as important, Kylian Mbappé's partners will play the quarter-final return at home in March 2025. Before a possible Final Four, the draw of which will also be carried out on Friday by the continental body.
>> Follow the draw for the quarter-finals of the Nations League
Affordable rivals but…
While waiting to know if the usual French captain will find his place in the group for the final phase of the League of Nations, the players and staff of the France team will probably want to avoid one or even two opponents during the draw. carried out this Friday. Often difficult to maneuver, the Netherlands are probably the most formidable potential opponent in these quarter-finals. If Ronald Koeman's Batavians were able to compete with Germany with a defeat (0-1) and a draw (2-2), this team remains in reconstruction.
Ditto for Croatia, the other scarecrow to avoid and which has had a serious dispute with France since the 2018 World Cup final. Luka Modric is still there but Zlatko Dalic must manage to integrate certain young people into his squad like the talented attacking midfielder Martin Baturina (21 years old).
Finally, the last potential opponent of Ibrahima Konaté, Jules Koundé and others is none other than Denmark. Here again nothing insurmountable on paper for the Blues who will still have to be wary of this rival whom they beat during the 2022 World Cup.
- Worst draw for the Blues: Netherlands
- The best draw for the Blues: Denmark
Seeded teams
- Spain
- Germany
- Portugal
- France
Unseeded teams
- Italy
- The Netherlands
- Denmark
- Croatia
Nations League schedule
- Draw for the final table: November 22, 2024
- Quarter-final first leg: March 20, 2025
- Quarter-final second leg: March 23, 2025
- Semi-finals: June 4 and 5, 2025
- Final: June 8, 2025
Jean-Guy Lebreton Journalist RMC Sport
France
