Monday, October 14, before the microphone of france informationThe police prefect, Laurent Núñez, assured that the Nations League soccer match will take place between the French team and Israel, scheduled for November 14. “under normal conditions”, that is, with the public. But he didn’t specify where. “We will see where, depending on the police resources we have.” declared.
On Tuesday, October 15, in a press release, he announced that the match will be held at the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis), specifying that this match “Of course it will be open to the public”.
For several weeks, due to the context of war in the Middle East, the question was raised as to whether this match on the fifth day of the League of Nations would be played behind closed doors or in the presence of the public. “The organization of this match will be extremely delicatethe prefect admitted on Monday. “ “We work with the French Football Federation and the minister’s office.”.
In July, Belgium’s home match against Israel for the first day of the Nations League was moved to Debrecen, Hungary, and was played behind closed doors. “Since in Belgium no local administration considered it possible to organize the Red Devils’ home match against Israel on Friday, September 6, the Royal Belgian Football Union had to look for a solution abroad”explained the RBFA in a press release.
On June 19, the city of Brussels announced that the match would not be played at the King Baudouin Stadium. The authorities had judged “Impossible to organize this match with a very high risk” on the city’s territory due to tensions linked to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Other Belgian cities also refused to host this match.
