The match between France and Croatia could be historic and reason is not sporty.
A week after the Fabien Galthié’s XV demonstration in the XV of France in the 6 nations 2025 Nations tournament against Scotland, with the trophy at the key, the French football team returns to the Stade de France on the occasion of the return match of the quarterfinals of the League of Nations.
Faced with Croatia, the Blues will have only one goal, victory! And good news: several months after welcoming Israel in an enclosure which sounded particularly hollow, the Blues of Didier Deschamps will again refuel in the temple of tricolor football, with almost 80,000 people in the stands. For those who will have the chance to attend the meeting, take advantage of it: it could be the last time for a very long time that you will attend a match of the French team in Saint-Denis.
“It’s our stadium”
If the State is the current owner of the Stade de France, the contract ends at the end of August and the quest for a buyer to sell the press concession. The French Football Federation must communicate the names of the stadiums for the World Cup qualifiers next April. If the GL Events group has been in negotiation for several weeks to resume the management of the stadium built for the coronation of the Blues in 1998, the solution is still far from being found.
And as the vagueness dominates on the future of the Stade de France, Philippe Diallo is in negotiation with other pregnant likely to welcome the Blues. “We are led to consider a plan B to find out, within the time limits, where our matches will be. We have anticipated a situation which is not satisfactory,” he explained for the team.
“It’s our stadium,” said the coach at a press conference last Thursday. “The stadium of France, it feels with us with an atmosphere of supporters. This speaker represents a lot. I do not have the elements, I do not make these decisions. We will probably be brought to go to the provinces,” he added.