Belgium must fear relegation, France must not pass Israel – Voetbal International

Domenico Tedesco abandoned the 4-2-3-1 system for the home game against Italy and decided to play with three central defenders, just like the visitors. The Belgian national coach wanted to keep it compact, but that plan was scrapped within fifteen minutes. A mistake by Maxim De Cuyper led to Sandro Tonali’s first international goal.

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After the break, the Belgians did more, but the biggest opportunities remained for Italy. The substitutions could not turn the tide either. PSV player Johan Bakayoko came on three minutes before the end, but was unable to play a significant role in that short period of time. Due to the narrow victory, Italy will go to the Nations League Finals next summer and Belgium will face a play-off for promotion/relegation.

France did not need Kylian Mbappé to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Nations League. Didier Deschamps left the Real Madrid striker at home for the matches against Israel and Italy. It track record van The Blues against the Israelis was nothing to write home about. Of the nine previous meetings, France won only five.

This time too it wasn’t easy. France’s stiff play did not falter the visitors. Israel even had an excellent chance, but Raz Schlomo proved not to be a striker. Right in front of the goal, the defender pushed the ball wide. In front of only 20,000 spectators, France ultimately failed to get past goalkeeper Daniel Peretz.

Christopher Nkunku had a huge opportunity deep into injury time to give France the win, but the Chelsea attacker failed. Despite the goalless draw, France reports for the Nations League Finals, which will be played from June 4 to 8 next year. It does this together with Italy. The two countries will face each other in San Siro on Sunday.

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