Germany vs France Nations League third-place play-off preview: Where to watch, kick-off time, possible line-ups, expert views, form and coaches' thoughts

Germany meet France in the UEFA Nations League third-place play-off on Sunday 8 June.

Where to watch the third-place play-off on TV

Fans can find their local UEFA Nations League broadcast partner(s) here.

What do you need to know?

Germany's dreams of a Nations League final on home soil were disappointed in Munich as Francisco Conceição's sizzling strike and Cristiano Ronaldo's finish overhauled the 48th-minute lead that Florian Wirtz had given Julian Nagelsmann's side. The result was disheartening enough, but the Germany coach was equally pained by what he described as "one of our weakest games in the last year and a half" and will hope, at the very least, for a more charismatic display against France, against whom they are winless in their previous four competitive matches.

While Germany were the victims of a comeback, France were nearly the architects of an historic one, trailing by four goals against Spain before fighting back to ensure a thrilling ending for the neutral and a nervy one for La Roja, who edged a 5-4 win in the highest-scoring Nations League match ever. Looking ahead to the third-place play-off, France coach Didier Deschamps is not quite sure what to expect: "It's going to be a different game. There will be changes for Germany and in our side, but we will try to recover and win."

Line-ups

Germany: Ter Stegen; Kimmich, Tah, Koch, Raum; Goretzka, Gross; Woltemade, Wirtz, Adeyemi; Füllkrug

France: Maignan; Gusto, Badé, L Hernández, Digne; Tchouaméni, Rabiot; Kolo Muani, Cherki, Thuram; Mbappé

Reporters' views

James Thorogood, Germany reporter
The disappointment sat deep in Germany's ranks after a performance against Portugal that the players and head coach Julian Nagelsmann admitted wasn't good enough. Now they have a chance at redemption against France, but it will require significant improvement from an injury-hit squad.

Alex Clementson, France reporter
As the inquest continues following that extraordinary semi-final, there will be mixed emotions for France. There'll be concerns over how porous their defensive foundations became in the face of a wave of Spanish attacks. Consolation will be found in the way they reacted, inspired by a sparkling cameo from Rayan Cherki. If Deschamps can resolve some of their structural issues, and marry that with the instinctive attacking genius of their star-studded front line, France will fancy their chances.

View from the camps

Julian Nagelsmann, Germany coach: "Our aim is to keep them as far away from goal as possible. We need to be better and more aggressive in possession than we were against Portugal. The striking thing is the depth they have all the way down to the Under-21 level. Yes they have some problems in some positions, but overall the quality is brutal. It's difficult to outplay them when they're in the flow. But we beat them in March and will try to do it again."

Pascal Gross, Germany midfielder: "They have incredible quality – both attacking lines – they can score goals all the time if you’re not ready to defend. So we need to be able to stop them from the counterattack, have good rest-defence, if not it's really difficult."

Didier Deschamps, France coach: "We have players with a lot of potential. They can't all play. I've never deprived myself of playing attacking players. We have the ability, as we showed against Spain, to exhibit control, create an enormous amount of chances, and score four goals. But we conceded five. It's a question of balance. I won't complain about having plenty of attacking players with a lot of quality at my disposal."

Kylian Mbappé, France striker: "This is a new side and there are a lot of players with less than 30 caps. It's a team that we're having to reconstruct. It's a team that has to create its own reputation. It can't ride on the reputation of teams that have gone before us. That's where the challenge is. There's a lot of talent in this team, and we can achieve great things."

Form guide (most recent first)

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France: LWLWDW