France will be hoping to jump a few places in their Nations League group when they face Israel in Budapest on Thursday night.
Israel has lost both of its games so far against Belgium and Italy, with this game in Hungary due to the country’s involvement in the Middle East conflict.
The Blues were blown apart in their Nations League opener by Italy despite taking a first-minute lead before recovering to beat Belgium in their second outing.
here it is 90 minutes preview of the clash at Bozsik Arena.
Head-to-head record Israel vs France (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
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Israel |
France |
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Israel 1-2 Italy – 09/09/24 |
France 2-0 Belgium – 09/24/09 |
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Belgium 3-1 Israel – 06/09/24 |
France 1-3 Italy – 06/09/24 |
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Belarus – Israel 0-4 – 24/11/06 |
Spain 2-1 France – 07/09/24 |
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Hungary 3-0 Israel – 06/24/08 |
Portugal 0-0 (3-5p) France – 07/05/24 |
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Israel 1-4 Iceland – 21/03/24 |
France 1-0 Belgium – 01/07/24 |
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country |
TV channel/live broadcast |
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united kingdom |
N/A |
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united states |
fuboTV, TUDN.com, TUDN App, ViX, TUDN USA |
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canada |
DAZN Canada |
Israel coach Ran Ben Shimon has seen Eli Dasa, Dor Turgeman and Manor Solomon withdraw from the latest squad through injury. The Blues and Whites managed to score in their clashes with Belgium and Italy, but points are needed quickly to ease the threat of relegation to League B.
Lineup predicted Israel vs France (4-2-3-1): Giraffe; Feingold, Nachmias, Shlomo, Leidner; Kanichowsky, Fani; Abbot, Peretz, Gloukh; baribo
Didier Deschamps has a new look France squad for the October international break. Kylian Mbappe was not included despite recovering from injury ahead of schedule, while Antoine Griezmann has recently announced his retirement at national selection level.
Ousmane Dembele could be the main figure in attack, with Marcus Thuram expected to lead the line centrally. Dayot Upamecano has been withdrawn from the squad with an injury, so Ibrahima Konate should partner William Saliba in defence.
France predicted line-up against Israel (4-3-3): Maignan; Kounde, Konate, Saliba, Hernandez; Zaire-Emery, Tchouameni, Camavinga; Dembele, Thuram, Barcola.
The jump in quality has been a little too much for Israel so far, with the South Levant nation losing their two League of Nations devices so far. This test against France could be daunting, but Deschamps is without a few established stars and his team may struggle to find regular chances.
However, there is a proven quality Mbappé and the casualties of Griezmann and the players included in the starting eleven will be desperate to take their chances.
It should be a win for France as they look to put pressure on group rivals Italy and Belgium.
