France prepare to face Sweden in home-tie of UEFA Women's Nations League First-Leg

On the 28 of November and the 2nd of December, France and Sweden will face each other in a double leg to bring the 3rd place of the UEFA Women’s Nations League home. On the 28 of November, the Match will kick off at 6PM in Stade Auguste-Delauna. On the 2nd of December, the match will also kick off at 6PM in the 3Arena. The teams have met 9 times earlier, both Sweden and France won 4 of the games and one game ended in a draw. At the 2025 Euro’s, the both teams lost in the quarter finals on penalties. 

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If you take a look at the women’s FIFA world ranking, you’ll find Sweden in third place. During the last national break, Sweden played a 2-leg match against the current number 1, Spain. for a spot in the final of the Nations League. They lost both matches, one 4-0 and the other 0-1. During the women’s Euro’s Sweden played really well in the group phase, they won all matches. After a defeat after penalties against England in the quarter final of the Euro’s, Sweden's adventure came to an end.

France is in sixth place in the women’s FIFA world ranking. During the last national break, France played a 2-leg match for a spot in the final of the Nations League. France played these matches against the current number 5, Germany. They lost the first match 1-0 and played in the second match a 2-2 draw. At the Euro’s France also won all of their matches, they also won 2-1 from the champions, England. After an exciting penalty shootout against Germany, France her Euro adventure also came to an end. 

Both teams have really big players. They both have players from clubs in the big WSL like Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, Stina Blackstenius, Sandy Baltimore and Kosovare Asllani. Not only in England players are shining. Some of them also share the pitch in France, Italy and Germany. In the past few weeks, Sweden had to say goodbye to some of their players, due to retirement like Magdalena Eriksson and Linda Sembrant.

If you take a look at changes to win, it’ll be really exciting, because of both the teams' recent performances and Euro performances.