The draw for the next Nations League is scheduled for this Thursday (6 p.m.) in Paris. It will set the calendar for European nations from September to November 2024, with the Final Four at stake for the best of them in 2025.

The France team has reason to sweat before the draw. Its poor result during the previous Nations League places it in pot 3, like Germany, Switzerland and Poland. It is therefore not in the prestigious hat 1 (Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Croatia), nor in 2 (Portugal, Belgium, Denmark, Hungary).