France beat Germany to finish third in the Nations League

Men's football•08 Jun 2025 20:24

The French team of Ousmane Dembélé, Bradley Barcola, Désiré Doué, Lucas Hernandez and Warren Zaïre-Emery beat Germany 2-0 in their UEFA Nations League third-place play-off in Stuttgart on Sunday 8 June.

Parisian Lucas Hernandez started in central defence and played the entire match, while Désiré Doué came on in the 69th minute to also help Les Bleus to victory.

GERMANY - FRANCE: 0-2 (0-1)

UEFA Nations League - Third-place play-off

Stuttgart Arena (Stuttgart, Germany)

Goals: Kylian Mbappé (45'+1) and Michael Olise (84').

GERMANY: Ter Stegen, Kimmich, Tah, Koch, Raum (Mittelstädt, 65'), Gross (Kehrer, 73'), Goretzka (Bischof, 65'), Woltemade (Undav, 46') , Wirtz, Adeyemi (Gnabry, 79'), Füllkrug.
Coach: Julian Nagelsmann.

FRANCE: Maignan, Gusto, Badé, L.Hernandez, Digne, Tchouaméni (Koné, 69'), Rabiot, Kolo Muani (Doué, 69'), Cherki (Olise, 69'), Thuram (Guendouzi, 90'), Mbappé.
Coach: Didier Deschamps.

France beat Germany to finish third in the Nations League

GERMANY - FRANCE: 0-2 (0-1)

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GERMANY - FRANCE: 0-2 (0-1)