France, Germany and UEFA Nations League
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France take on Germany this Sunday at 3pm CET in Stuttgart for the UEFA Nations League third-place playoff. Both Les Bleus and Die Mannschaft want to finish on a high after respectively losing to
Les Bleus were dumped from the competition by Spain on Thursday evening as their defence disintegrated in a gruelling 5–4 defeat. Despite an admirable late comeback in which they scored three times in 14 minutes to unnerve the European champions, it was ultimately too little and too late.
Strikers Ousmane Dembele and Bradley Barcola will be unavailable for France's Nations League third-place clash against Germany on Sunday, the French Football Federation said. Dembele had to be substituted late in Thursday's 5-4 loss to Spain,
Julian Nagelsmann is expected to make wholesale changes, including a change of formation, for Germany’s UEFA Nations League third-place play-off game against France. After fielding a 3-4-3/3-4-2-1
Germany were hoping to be competing for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League trophy on Sunday but will instead be playing for third place when they face France in Stuttgart. A quick-fire comeback from Portugal in Wednesday’s semifinal saw Germany’s wait for the Nations League title go on,
Germany versus France kicks off at 2pm UK time tomorrow afternoon. it can be watched on Amazon Prime, but only on their PPV service at £2.49. It can also be streamed, at the same price, on the PrimeVideo app. France showed enough against Spain to suggest they will cause Germany problems.
In an official statement on social media, it has been confirmed that Ousmane Dembélé (28) and Bradley Barcola (22) have withdrawn from the France squad ahead of their UEFA Nations League
A third-place playoff is never a highly anticipated fixture on any tournament calendar, but at least Germany and France will be able to have a run out against strong opposition when they meet in the Nations League in Stuttgart.