The Stade de France will be the center of attention on Friday evening.
Barely a week after the fiasco of the organization of the Champions League final, the security system will be reinforced for the League of Nations match between France and Denmark, scheduled to be sold out.
Nearly 78,000 spectators are expected in Saint-Denis and according to
Le Parisien
, the Paris police headquarters should announce reinforcements in the fight against delinquency, after the numerous thefts and attacks observed around Liverpool-Real Madrid.
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If the atmosphere around the matches of the world champions is always good-natured, the explosive context of last weekend encourages the authorities to take all precautions.
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This gives a disastrous image for France
, concedes Guy Stéphan, assistant to Didier Deschamps, absent on Friday due to family bereavement.
I have no particular fear, I think and I strongly hope that it will go well.
We are here to play football and win a match, the Danes too.
We're also here to make people as happy as possible, that's what we're going to try to do
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Guy Stéphan, assistant to Didier Deschamps, during the FRANCK FIFE / AFP press briefing
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Hugo Lloris, captain of the selection, also deplores the ambient context of the last few months.
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In general, what we have seen in France this season is not good publicity for the country and French football.
Even if this Champions League final does not depend solely on the French, it is not what we want to see in football.
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