- The Spain vs France UEFA Nations League semi-final match will start at 21:00 CET.
- The Spain vs France Nations League semi-final tie will take place at the MHPArena.
- Football fans can watch the Spain vs France Nations League clash on DStv Stream.
European heavyweights Spain vs France will renew their rivalry in a titanic UEFA Nations League semi-final clash on Thursday, June 5, 2025.
Fireworks are expected to be witnessed in the Spain versus France tie that will be staged at the MHPArena in Stuttgart, Germany.
Spain and France will be hoping to win the tie and book a ticket to the final where they will face the winner between Germany and Portugal.
Spain, who made it to the last four after overcoming Netherlands on penalties, are the favorites to win Thursday’s game because their opponents will be without two of their reliable defenders William Saliba and Dayot Upamecano.
Saliba and Upamecano, who play for Arsenal and Bayern Munich respectively, are recovering from hamstring and ankle injuries respectively.
However, although their absence is a huge blow, France have numerous capable defenders capable of filling the void left by them.
Unlike France, Spain are not dealing with an injury crisis in their backline and have most of their stars like Lamine Yamal, Martin Zubimendi and Nico Williams well-rested.
France’s journey to the semi-final was also not a smooth one. The Les Bleus as they are popularly known around the world, came from behind to snatch a 2-2 draw with Croatia in the quarter-final before securing a 5-4 penalty shootout victory.
Here are the key details you need to understand ahead of the Spain versus Spain Nations League semi-final.
When will the Spain vs France UEFA Nations League semi-final be played?
The much awaited Nations League semi-final showdown pitting Spain against France will take place on Thursday, June 5, 2025 in Stuttgart.
What time does the Spain vs France Nations League semi-final match start?
The Spain versus France UEFA Nations League semifinal game is expected to kick off at 21:00 Central European time on Thursday night at the MHPArena.
What are the expected starting lineups for the Spain vs France UEFA Nations League semi-final match?
Spain are likely to field a very attacking lineup that has the likes of Yamal, Williams and Alvaro Morata.
As for France, Real Madrid attacker Kylian Mbappe and his Bayern Munich counterpart Michael Olise, are expected to start the match.
Spain vs France predicted lineups
Spain: Raya, Cucurella, Huijsen, Cubarsi, Olmo, Pedri, Zubimendi, Williams, Yamal, Morata.
Out: Spain will miss the services of their key stars such as Dani Carvajal and Rodri because of fitness/injury reasons
France: Maignan, Digne, Hernandez, Konate, Gusto, Rabiot, Kone, Tchouameni, Olise, Kolo Muani, Mbappe
Out: William Saliba, Jules Kounde and Upamecano will be unavailable for France due to fitness/injury concerns.
Spain vs France current form (all competitions)
Spain have secured wins in four of their latest matches in all competitions while France have picked up three victories in a similar number of games.
Spain: DWWWW
France: LWDWW
Spain vs France head-to-head (all competitions)
Since 2013, Spain and France have played each other four times in all competitions with La Roja picking up three wins. None of those matches ended in a draw.
Spain: 3
Draw: 0
France: 1
Spain vs France Predictions
Spain has a higher chance of winning this match since France will be without most of their key defenders.
However, fans should not count out France beating Spain as they have clinical attackers like Mbappe.
Therefore, football supporters should expect both goalkeepers to concede in the Spain vs France UEFA Nations League clash.