Analysis and prediction for Spain vs France: Defeating the French.
The Spain vs France Nations League match will take place at 2:00 AM on June 6th. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes the teams' form, provides football commentary, and predicts the score.
Latest information on the Spain vs France squad
Spain will still be without Ballon d'Or winner Rodri as he continues to build up his fitness at Manchester City ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup, while Barcelona's Ferran Torres will also be unavailable after undergoing appendicitis surgery at the end of last month.
Real Betis's prolific midfielder, Isco, has the chance to make his first international appearance since 2019, while Gavi returns to the national team for the first time since 2023 after a cruciate ligament injury, and the Barcelona star will compete with teammate Pedri, Martin Zubimendi, and PSG Champions League winner Fabian Ruiz for a place in midfield.
Pau Cubarsi has also returned to the squad after missing the previous international break due to injury, and the 18-year-old centre-back will compete for a place with Real Madrid new signing Dean Huijsen, while Yamal, Dani Olmo and Nico Williams could all support Mikel Oyarzabal in attack.
On the French side, there are seven players who participated in the Champions League final, including Man of the Match Desire Doue and Ballon d'Or candidate Dembele, and it remains to be seen how that will affect Deschamps' selection of the starting lineup.
With three players absent due to injury – Upamecano, William Saliba, and Jules Kounde – Benjamin Pavard and Malo Gusto will compete for the right-back position, while Deschamps will consider Lucas Hernandez, Clement Lenglet, or the inexperienced Loic Bade as left-back alongside Ibrahima Konate.
Kylian Mbappe, who is just two goals away from reaching 50 international goals, is expected to start and captain the attack, while Manchester City link-up Rayan Cherki is hoping for his international debut after an outstanding 2024-25 season with Lyon.
Latest predicted lineups for Spain vs France
Spain:
Simon; Porro, Cubarsi, Le Normand, Cucurella; Zubimendi, Pedri; Yamal, Olmo, N. Williams; Oyarzabal
France:
Maignan; Pavard, Konate, L. Hernandez, Digne; Tchouameni, Kone, Rabiot; Olise, Kolo Muani, Mbappe
Latest football match prediction: Spain vs France
After securing 16 points out of a possible 18 in six matches in League A, Group 4 (5 wins, 1 draw), Spain triumphed in a dramatic and exciting quarter-final clash against the Netherlands in March.
Both legs ended in a 2-2 draw after 90 minutes, before Xavi Simons equalized with a goal from Lamine Yamal in extra time to make it 3-3 and send the match to a penalty shootout. The Euro 2024 champions ultimately held their composure and won 5-4 on penalties.
Ranked second in the world by FIFA, behind only Argentina, Spain is currently on an impressive 20-match unbeaten run across all competitions (15 wins, 5 draws) since their 0-2 defeat to Scotland in the Euro qualifiers in March 2023.
La Roja have scored two or more goals in 16 of those matches in 90 minutes, but Luis de la Fuente's side have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last four Nations League games, conceding at least two goals in their last three — this is the first time since the 1980-81 season (a six-game run) they have conceded two or more goals in more than three consecutive games.
Spain are aiming to become the first team to successfully defend their Nations League title since the tournament's inception in 2018. They beat Italy 2-1 in the Nations League semi-final two years ago and also won by the same scoreline against France in the Euro 2024 semi-final last July.
France had failed to advance from the group stage in their previous Nations League campaign, finishing third with just 5 points from 6 matches, but this time they improved with 13 points to top League A, Group 2, although only ahead of Italy on goal difference.
Les Bleus then staged a successful comeback after losing 0-2 in the first leg of the quarter-finals against Croatia. Michael Olise and Ousmane Dembele both scored to equalize in Paris, taking the match to a penalty shootout, where Mike Maignan saved the decisive penalty before Dayot Upamecano sealed the 5-4 victory.
Ranked third in the world by FIFA, France have come close to glory in recent major tournaments, losing in the 2022 World Cup final and being eliminated in the Euro 2024 semi-finals. Now they are determined to win their first trophy since their 2021 Nations League victory over Spain.
Didier Deschamps has led France for almost 13 years, winning 106 out of 167 matches (63.47%), and the 56-year-old wants to end this successful reign with a title before stepping down after the 2026 World Cup.
However, a victory against Spain on Thursday is not a certainty, as France have won three and lost two of their last five encounters with La Roja, and four of those were by a one-goal margin, including the aforementioned 2-1 win in the 2021 Nations League final.
Latest Spain vs France score prediction
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Spain vs Franceas follows:
- Sportsmole:Spain 2-0 France
- WhoScore:Spain 2-1 France
- Our newspaper predicts:Spain 2-1 France
When and where can I watch Spain vs France live?
To watch the Spain vs France match in the Nations League live at 2:00 AM on June 6th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.