Israel will travel to Stade de France on Thursday to play France in this UEFA Nations League fixture. The international break is back once again and France hopes to continue its recent streak of back-to-back wins. Israel has been poor with its form and looks forward to bouncing back from the undesired situation.
Match Details
Match: Israel @ France
Stadium: Stade de France
Date & Time: Nov 14, 2024 at 7.45 pm UK
France vs Israel: Preview
France is set to boost their chances of topping League A Group 2 in the UEFA Nations League as they host Israel at the Stade de France on Thursday evening. In their previous meeting in Budapest last month, Les Bleus secured a solid 4-1 victory with goals from Eduardo Camavinga, Christopher Nkunku, Matteo Guendouzi, and Bradley Barcola.
Since their initial 3-1 loss to Italy in the opening Nations League match, France has bounced back strongly, taking all nine points from their last three group games, including two wins against Belgium and their victory over Israel.
France vs Israel: Team News
France
France coach Didier Deschamps has left Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe out of the squad once again, saying it’s “for the best” under the circumstances. The team will also be without Wesley Fofana, Loic Bade, and Aurelien Tchouameni, injured and suspended after his red card against Belgium.
Lille’s talented young goalkeeper, Lucas Chevalier, has received his first call-up to the senior squad, though Mike Maignan is still expected to start. Al Ittihad’s N’Golo Kante and Marseille’s Adrien Rabiot have returned to the squad, and one of them will likely start alongside Eduardo Camavinga in central midfield. In attack, Randal Kolo Muani, with four goals in his last four appearances for France, seems set to step in for Mbappe, supported by Ousmane Dembele, Michael Olise, or Bradley Barcola.
Israel
For Israel, injuries have sidelined Dor Turgeman and Omri Glazer, while team captain Eli Dasa is back from a recent injury and may start in either the right-back or centre-back role. Manor Solomon has also recovered, though it’s unclear if the Tottenham winger, currently on loan at Leeds, will start over Oscar Gloukh or Omri Gandelman, who scored in Israel’s last game against France.
With Glazer out, either Yoav Gerafi or Bayern Munich’s Daniel Peretz is expected to start in goal. Meanwhile, Dor Peretz, Gavriel Kanichowsky, Mohammad Abu Fani, and Mahmoud Jaber are all contenders for spots in midfield.
Possible Starting XI
France: Maignan; Kounde, Konate, Saliba, Hernandez; Kante, Camavinga; Dembele, Olise, Barcola; Kolo Muani
Israel: Peretz; Dasa, Feingold, Nachimas; Abada, Kanichowsky, Abu Fani, Haziza; Gloukh, Gandelman; Baribo
Prediction
The match will be a great watch as both teams are stacked with high-quality players. Those three points are critical; both teams will do their best to secure them. France has an edge to win the fixture by a decent margin. However, as they have been in the past few matches, Israel won’t stay quiet. They will be lethal enough on counter-attacks to hurt France.
