France will face Israel on Thursday looking to complete the lead in their UEFA Nations League team ahead of Italy. The Azzurri still dominate League A Team 2 ahead of the attack at the Stade de France, with Didier Deschamps’ men winning an extreme 4-1 match in Budapest. Les Bleus are currently second in the FIFA international rankings just one level below the Italians and the French travel to Milan this weekend. Defending defeat moves closer to the UNL quarterfinals if Belgium fails to beat Italy. However, a victory for Belgium and a defeat for France raise the threat of a relegation playoff.
The hosts have not lost any of their seven meetings against the Israelis, but have won only two in their four home games, the last being a goalless defeat in 2004 for a FIFA International Cup qualifier. Due to the violent scenes in Amsterdam’s extreme generation surrounding Ajax’s attack on Maccabi Tel Aviv, the game is considered an excellent safety option, meaning that fewer crowds than normal are predicted. Israel is ranked 81st in the FIFA rankings and Ran Ben Shimon’s team basically enjoys their homeland with a 3-2 victory in the International Cup qualifiers in October 1993, a fond memory for the Israelis.
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Tracking methods and probabilities.
- Moment: Thursday, November 14 | Generation: 2:45 pm Eastern Time
- Location: Stade de France – Paris, France
- TV: FOX Fútbol Plus | They are alive today: Fubo (points to the sovereign)
- Odd: France -1400; Draw +900; Israel +2000
League A Team 2
France has registered nine problems out of a possible nine since the 3-1 home loss to Italy. Randal Kolo Muani was once the extreme hero of the week with a victory in Belgium. A level helps keep them away from the lead, as Italy must play matches closer to Israel. The Israelis have lost all four of their matches, which places them at the bottom and relegation can be demonstrated if they lose or the Belgians beat the Italians. Two wins out of two have to be lived until the playoffs, with Belgium being its biggest sport on the weekend.
Group information
France: Deschamps is again without Kylian Mbappé, the future Wesley Fofana, Loic Bade and Aurelien Tchouameni are injured although the final was suspended anyway. Goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier has been called up as a substitute for Mike Maignan and N’Golo Kante is expected to captain the team and Adrien Rabiot again with Eduardo Camavinga also hoping to start. Kolo Muani has scored four goals in four games for France and could mix it up with Michael Olise and Bradley Barcola if Ousmane Dembélé is rested.
Conceivable France XI: Maignan; Koundé, Konate, Saliba, Hernández; Kanté, Camavinga; Coman, Olise, Barcola; Kolo Muani.
Israel: Dor Turgeman and Omri Glazer are out, captain Eli Dasa is once again the closest absentee besides Manor Solomon. Oscar Gloukh and Omri Gandelman are expected to start in the future. Glazer will have to be replaced by Yoav Gerafi or Daniel Peretz in the position. Dor Peretz, Gavriel Kanichowsky, Mohammad Abu Fani and Mahmoud Jaber are the closest positions in midfield.
Conceivable Israel XI: Perez; Dasa, Feingold, Nachimas; Abada, Kanichowsky, Abu Fani, Haziza; Gloukh, Gandelman; Baribo.
Prediction
This should be one-sided and an easy victory for the French, even though low attendance is expected in Paris. Choose: France 4, Israel 1.
