Overview
- France is scheduled to host Ukraine at the Parc des Princes on 13 November 2025 in a World Cup 2026 qualifier, with no change to the fixture reported.
- A win could secure France’s qualification for the 2026 tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
- Didier Deschamps said he does not feel strong enough to speak about 2015 and stressed a duty of memory with commemorations planned.
- Deschamps was on the touchline at the Stade de France during the attacks that left about 130–132 people dead and hundreds wounded.
- Germany’s Manuel Neuer, who played in that 2015 match, recently said passing the stadium brought back the fear and that the memory does not fade.