Overview

• France will be without Ousmane Dembele and Bradley Barcola after both were injured and substituted during the 4-5 semifinal defeat to Spain.
• Both forwards have returned to Paris to rehabilitate their thigh and knee injuries ahead of Paris Saint-Germain’s Club World Cup campaign from June 15.
• Nagelsmann expressed dissatisfaction with Germany’s Nations League campaign and is seeking a morale-boosting finish against France.
• He warned clubs that he will turn down any requests to rest players when World Cup qualifying begins in September.
• The third-place fixture will affect Germany’s FIFA ranking and seeding as they gear up for six qualifying matches in Group A.