Antoine Griezmann announced his shock retirement from international soccer last week, meaning Didier Deschamps will now need to rebuild the core of his team over the next two years before the start of the FIFA World Cup.
France are locked in an interesting battle for supremacy in Nations League A Group 2. The French currently sit second in the standings, with Italy leading the way.
Israel will be looking for a positive result on the field after failing to win in their opening two matches.
Odds
| Match Result | Odds |
|---|---|
| Israel | +1075 |
| Draw | +565 |
| France | -440 |
France Dominant in H2H Meetings
| Total | Israel | France | Draws | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nations League Games | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goals | 8 | 2 | 6 |
France and Israel will collide in an international fixture for the first time since 2005 this week. The last two meetings both ended in draws. However, France are unbeaten in their four matches against their rivals.
🚨⚽ TIP: Both teams haven’t scored in two of the last three meetings. (BTTS-No (-150)
Israel Team News
A youthful Israel squad will look to upset the odds this week against France. Only Eli Dasa has appeared over 60 times for the nation in the defensive ranks, with uncapped goalkeepers Shareef Keouf and Omer Nir’on battling for a starting spot on Thursday.
Dor Turgeman has been recalled to the squad after missing matches in the last international break.
Possible Lineup
Shareef Keouf (GK); Sagiv Yehezkel, Eli Dasa, Raz Shlomo, Roy Revivo, Neta Lavi, Gabi Kanichowsky, Liel Adaba, Dor Peretz, Manor Solomon, Anan Khalaily
France Team News
Kylian Mbappe has irked French supporters after ruling himself out of the upcoming matches despite being fit enough to play for Real Madrid.
This week’s showdown will also mark the first France match since Antoine Griezmann’s retirement. Christopher Nkunku has been recalled to the squad after making a strong start to the season with Chelsea.
Possible Lineup
Mike Maignan (GK); Jules Kounde, William Saliba, Dayot Upamecano, Theo Hernandez, Eduardo Camavinga, Aurelien Tchouameni, Warren Zaire-Emery, Ousmane Dembele, Marcus Thuram, Michael Olise
Israel vs. France Prediction
France will be without a number of key players for the October international break.
However, that will only give Deschamps an opportunity to field some younger stars. Despite being without Mbappe, we fully expect France to secure a professional victory in Budapest.
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