The second semi-final of the UEFA U19 Championsip brings us a clash between tournament favourites France and surprise semi-finalists Israel. France finished their group flawlessly, finishing top of the table undefeated on 9 points. Their opponents on the other hand just managed to scrape a semi-finals place, finished second on 4 points, one point above third placed Austria. The winner of this match-up will face the winner of England and Italy in the final. France look to reach their first final in 6 years and 12th final overall, being the third most successful team in the competition’s history, only behind Spain and England. Israel on the other hand have never been in the top 4 of this competition, and look to reach their first ever UEFA U19 Championship final.
FRA-U19 vs ISR-U19: Match Details
| Match | France U19 vs Israel U19 |
| Date | Tuesday, 29th June, 2022 |
| Time | 11:30 PM (IST) |
| Venue | DAC Stadion |
FRA-U19 vs ISR-U19: Broadcast Details
Indian football fans can watch the live telecast of the UEFA U19 Championship on the Sony Sports Nertwork, i.e, Sony Ten 1, Sony Ten 2 or Sony Ten 3, or their OTT platform Sony LIV.
FRA-U19 vs ISR-U19: Team News
Landry Chauvin’s France team on Tuesday won’t be straightforward to forecast because he has previously rotated through all of his players and is a proponent of adaptable formations. Landry Chauvin even considered switching to three defenders against Italy before deciding against it.
Ange-Yoan Bonny of Parma and versatile attacker Alan Virginius, who combined for five goals in 31 games for Ligue 2 club Sochaux last season, both have the potential to start in a front three that also includes leading scorer Loum Tchaouna.
With Tottenham’s Thimothee Lo-Tutala ready to take over in goal, Ousmane Camara will serve as the team’s captain from the centre of defence.
Israel’s team, on the other hand, is more experienced and is typically arranged in a 4-2-3-1 configuration under head coach Ofir Haim.
Dor Turgeman, who led all scorers in qualification, starts up front for his team. Oscar Gloukh, a Maccabi Tel Aviv forward who has two goals in the tournament so far, provides a threat from behind.
Since there isn’t much depth in the team, the majority of the starting lineup will be decided by a duel between Tomer Tzarfati and Lior Gliklich, who both started the season’s first game but were later benched.
FRA-U19 vs ISR-U19: Head-to-Head Stats
These teams have faced off against each other 3 times before, with France being the victor 2 times and drawing once. Israel will be looking to get their first win against Les Blues.
FRA-U19 vs ISR-U19: Dream 11 Top Picks and Player Stats
Roy Revivo
The Israeli defender has been one of the top performers for Israel in their magical run in the tournament so far. He is the perfect choice for captaincy for you fantasy teams.
Florent Da Silva
The 19 year old central midfielder for France has 7 goals in 14 appearences for Les Blues. He is the perfect choice for vice-captaincy for your fantasy team.
Loum Tchaouna
The 18 year old right winger already has first team experience, playing for Rennes. He also has 7 goals in 16 appearences for his national team’s youth side, and is expected to get on the scoreboard this match as well.
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FRA-U19 vs ISR-U19: Dream 11 Fantasy Team
Goal-Keeper: Zarfati
Defender: Doukoure, Zoukrou, Revivo, Semedo Varela
Mid-Fielder: Da Silva, Madmon, Gloukh
Forward: Tchaouna, Lugassy, Abed Kassus
Dream11 Captain & Vice-Captain Choice For Today’s Match
Captaincy: Roy Revivo
Vice-Captaincy: Florent Da Silva
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FRA-U19 vs ISR-U19: Predicted Line-Ups
France Starting XI: Lo-Tutala; Pereira, Zoukrou, Doukoure, Semedo Varela; Adeline, Da Silva, Diouf; Virginius, Bonny, Tchaouna
Israel Starting XI:
Zarfati; Feingold, Lemkin, Israelov, Revivo; Kancepolsky, Madmon; Abed, Gloukh, Lugassy; Turgeman
FRA-U19 vs ISR-U19: Who Will Win this Match?
France should have an easy time making it to Friday’s final since they have momentum, more significant club experience, and a much deeper team. Israel might resist for the duration of the first half or longer, but Les Blues’ class should eventually emerge. We forecast that the tournament favourites would triumph 2-0.
