Nations League: head-to-head Belgium - France, semi-final at the Allianz Stadium (ITA) on 10/07/2021

First in the FIFA rankings, Belgium face fourth place France in the semi-final of the UEFA Nations League on Thursday 07/10/2021 (kick-off at 20:45 CET) at the Allianz Stadium (Turin, ITA) authorised to accommodate approximately 20,000 spectators.

The French Football Federation (FFF), chaired by Noël Le Graët for more than 10 years (elected on 18/06/2011, last re-elected on 13/03/2021 for four years), has 1.9 million licensees for the 2020-21 season, including 1.6 million players, while the Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA), headed by Mehdi Bayat since June 2019, has nearly 550,000 licensees in 2020-21 and a turnover of €34.6m for the 2020 financial year.

On social media, the French national team has 21.6 million followers on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, six times more than their opponents, who have 3.4 million.

The 23 French players selected by Didier Deschamps are valued at a total of €973m by the website Transfermarkt as of 07/10/2021. Meanwhile, The Belgian 23-man squad led by Spain's Roberto Martinez is valued at €671m.

Neither team was present at the first ever…