Germany and France will do battle in the 2025 UEFA Nations League third-place playoff in Stuttgart on Sunday afternoon.
Both sides saw their dreams of Nations League glory dashed midweek as Germany, who are hosts for the semifinals, final and third-place duel, were beaten 2–1 by Portugal and France on the wrong end of a nine-goal thriller with European champions Spain. Le Bleus almost made an astonishing late comeback having been four goals down with 23 minutes remaining but ultimately accepted their 5–4 defeat.
