After dominating their group, finishing top of the table ahead of Italy, Belgium and Israel, the French team faced Croatia in the quarter-finals, eventually winning on penalties after both games had been tied in the Nations League. This time, against Lamine Yamal 'sSpain , they'll have to be more solid and claim a clear victory, if they hope to return to the final and reclaim the title. See you on Thursday, June 5, 2025, at 9pm!
In recent years, when we've played Spain, the French have regularly struggled to end the game with a win, particularly atEuro 2024, when La Roja knocked us out in the semi-finals, so let's hope we don't repeat that failure! Spain are also holders of the Nations League and Euro titles, so this will be no mean feat!
You can follow the match on TF1, just like the one between Germany and Portugal the day before, at home or in the bars of the capital, as the French match takes place in Stuttgart.
Didier Deschamps is still in charge of the French national team until next year's World Cup, one of his last opportunities to win a major tournament and add another trophy to his trophy cabinet. It could also be the chance to do better in the Nations League, which he won in 2021 but where Les Bleus have struggled to shine since. For this semi-final, the French coach has to deal with the absence of a number of key players through injury.
Nations League 2025: France's 25-man squad for the semi-finals
On Wednesday May 21, 2025, Les Bleus coach Didier Deschamps unveiled his 25-man squad for the Nations League semi-final against Spain on June 5. [Read more]
Nations League 2025: France's 25-man squad for the semi-finals
