2023-12-11 15:20:33
The Blues are fixed on their fate. They will host Germany on February 23 in the semi-final of the Women’s Nations League, according to the draw carried out on Monday at UEFA headquarters in Nyon.
The other semi-final will pit Spain, the reigning world champion, against the Netherlands. The final of the first edition of this competition is scheduled for February 28 on the lawn of the winner of the Spain – Netherlands match.
For Hervé Renard’s players, the stakes of this Final Four are limited to the prestige of winning the first edition and finally registering a first row on their list of achievements. A qualifier for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the Final Four will offer two places, awarded to the finalists.
But if the French team, the only undefeated nation of the four qualified for the Final 4 (five wins, one draw), is among the finalists, third place in the Nations League will be the final ticket to Paris 2024. Host country of the Olympics, France is already qualified among the 12 participants in the Olympic tournament.
“But we absolutely want to be one of the finalists,” Laurent Bonadéi, assistant coach of the Bleues, recently told us. That way, we won’t be able to say that we don’t deserve our place at the Games. »
One month to the day after this semi-final, the Blues of Deschamps will in turn face Germany in a friendly match this time on March 23 in Lyon. This will be the first of four preparation meetings for the vice-world champions for Euro-2024 (from June 14 to July 14 in Germany). The FFF confirmed, this Monday, the holding of this confrontation announced on our site on October 14.
On this occasion, Kylian Mbappé’s partners could travel by train, to set “a good example”, explained the president of the Federation Philippe Diallo in October.
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