At the Stade de France, the French football team could not do better than a draw against Israel during the 5th day of the group stage of the League of Nations, this Thursday, November 14 (0-0) .
A match to relive here:
END OF THE MATCH: FRANCE 0 – 0 ISRAEL. Purring in attack, the Blues came up against a very good Peretz when they managed to get past the Israeli defense. With this point, the French are qualified for the quarter-finals of the League of Nations but will have to offer a completely different face on Sunday in Italy to get first place in the group.
90e+6: Nkunku is served behind at the penalty spot and his shot is once again repelled by Peretz who continues his solid match.
90e+3: Coman overflows on the left and sends a cross to the 6m, Thuram takes it but his too soft header ends in the gloves of Peretz.
90e+1: Kolo Muani who was launching an attack was stopped in his tracks. Israel continues to gain time to grab its first point of the competition.
89e: there will be seven minutes of added time.
86e : Coman locks himself in on the left side and is well contained by the Israeli defense.
82e : two final substitutions for Israel, Peretz and Khalaili come in while Abu Fani and Jehezkel come out. Since the salvos of replacements, the Blues have struggled to appear dangerous again.
79e: replacement on the Israeli side also with the exit of Abada and the return of Haziza.
77e: Thuram enters the pitch and Zaire-Emery comes out.
75e: Peretz saves Israel, Kolo Muani recovers a ball in the area and serves Zaire-Emery at the penalty spot whose strike is superbly deflected by the Israeli goalkeeper.
71e: the free kick taken by Coman goes over Peretz's cage. Solomon and Turgeman go out to Israel, David and Seba enter.
70e: first replacements for France: Rabiot, Nkunku and Coman take the place of Camavinga, Barcola and Olise.
69e : Zaire-Emery attempts the big bridge on Nachmias who surrounds him to avoid being caught. The Israeli defender receives a yellow card.
66e : Camavinga is ultimately the only player to try from afar, at the entrance to the area, he tries again but it is too central for Peretz to be put in difficulty.
64e : the Blues begin to settle in the last 35 meters of the Israeli camp and Camavinga tries his luck again from afar, it is not on target.
61e : after a disagreement between Peretz and his central defense, Kolo Muani and Barcola are polite to each other and procrastinate too much, the Israeli defense can free itself.
59e: second time on Israeli counterattacks, it is Kante who is in the position of last defender to put an end to the attack.
53e : finally a long shot which is Camavinga's time but it is too central and Peretz calmly diverts for a corner.
51e: the Blues continue playing time in the Israeli penalty area but still cannot get into a striking position.
48e : Jehezkel makes a mistake and receives the first Israeli yellow card of the game. The free kick falls on Konaté's head but it is not on target.
46e : Abada is the first to shine in this second period with the first strike but too crushed to worry Maignan.
45e : Israel kicks off the second half.
HALF TIME: FRANCE 0 – 0 ISRAEL. Shy offensively, the Blues were unable to muster the intensity necessary to disrupt the Israeli defensive block. Israel plays against but remains not very dangerous for Maignan. We will necessarily have to do more to unblock the situation in the second half.
44e : there will be two minutes of added time.
41e: while the Blues are struggling to disorganize the Israeli defense, Hernandez finally took the space to enter the area, his center and taken in turn by Olise, Kolo Muani then by Barcola but there was always a foot to counter.
38e : in the other meeting of the group, Italy leads in Brussels with a goal from Tonali.
36e: on the following free kick, Turgeman is found within 9m but his header is too uncrossed and flies in front of the goal without Schlomo being able to recover it.
35e : Camavinga performs an anti-play act on the left side by surrounding Jehezkel and receives the first yellow card. He will be suspended against Italy on Sunday.
34e: Kolo Muani is one on one in the center but comes up against Schlomo.
29e: like Olise on his right side, the Blues have difficulty creating uncertainty to make the difference and create danger.
25e: Since these two occasions, the Blues have struggled to get closer to the Israeli goals again.
20e : Barcola enters the area, his ball back is taken by Kante who after a check tries his luck with the flat of his foot but Peretz intervenes again.
18e : France has difficulty finding space on the ground, it is Camavinga who sends Kolo Muani deep in the center, the deflection of the attacker's head changes the direction of the ball but does not deceive Peretz.
15e : the blue pressing is a little less intense and Israel breathes while attempting counterattacks.
11e : Israel is trying to hold the ball a little to be less susceptible to French attacks.
8e : following good pressing from Kounde, Olise overflows on the right side but his cross finds no one at the far post.
6e : new opportunity for the Blues who infiltrate the area but whose shot is still blocked.
4e : on a loss of ball in the central circle of Camavinga, the blue defense puts pressure on but Maignan clears with his foot.
2e: France confiscated the ball in these first minutes and Kolo Muani found Olise behind in the area but his shot was blocked at the last moment.
0e : it is the French team which kicks off this meeting.
H – 5′ : the France team will play in blue this evening and Israel in white. The match will be led by Mr Stieler, German referee, in an enclosure which will sound hollow with less than 20,000 spectators for the return of the Blues to the Stade de France.
H – 15′ : in the first leg, a month ago, the Blues won 4-1 against these same Israelis. Camavinga, Nkunku had started the Blues well before Guendouzi and Barcola sealed the match. Following this evening's meeting, France will travel to Italy to wash away the insult of the first match (1-3 defeat) of this Nations League and to seek first place in the group.
H – 30′ : while the executives of Deschamps' team are absent: Mbappé by choice of the coach, Tchouaméni injured and suspended, the coach had to find a new captain and his choice fell on Ngolo Kanté. The experienced midfielder will lead a rejuvenated France team with Olise and Zaire-Emery starting. The Bayern striker will be associated with Barcola and Kolo Muani who remains at the forefront of the attack despite his short playing time at club.
The 1️⃣1️⃣ Blues who will start tonight's match?
? France-Israel at 8:45 p.m. on TF1? #FRAISR | #FiersdetreBleus pic.twitter.com/4YEBD1VmfC— Team de France ⭐⭐ (@equipedefrance) https://twitter.com/equipedefrance/status/1857131587680301345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
H – 45′ : on the sporting side, the Blues (2nd, 9 points) can validate their qualification for the quarter-finals of the competition. One point would be enough for Deschamps' men to see the rest of the League of Nations. A defeat wouldn't even be a problem if Belgium (3rd, 4 points) fails to win against Italy (1st, 10 points).
H – 60′ : after 17 months without having played at the Stade de France (last meeting against Greece, during qualifying for Euro 2024, in June 2023), the Blues find “their” stadium. But this will ring very hollow as few supporters will go to Saint-Denis. The current political context raises fears of excesses despite the substantial law enforcement system.
