Football: 16,611 spectators for France-Israel, Les Bleus' lowest attendance at the Stade de France

16,611 spectators attended France - Israel (0-0), on Matchday 5 of the 2024-25 Nations League (League A, Group 2), at the Stade de France (80,000 capacity) on Thursday 14/11/2024 (kick-off at 20:45 CET). This is the lowest attendance ever recorded for a match featuring the French national team since Les Bleus began playing at the Saint-Denis (Paris, FRA) stadium.

The match, described as a "high-risk match" by Laurent Nunez, Paris prefect of police, took place a week after violence involving Israeli supporters in Amsterdam (NED) on the night of 07/08/11/2024, following the 2024-25 Europa League match between AFC Ajax and Maccabi Tel-Aviv (5-0 victory for the Dutch club). According to a survey of its members carried out by the French supporters' group Irrésistibles and reported by RMC Sport, 45% of the 445 respondents had decided not to come because of "the identity of the opponent", with 30% citing fears about the security of the event and 15% because of the geopolitical context. The Israeli army is conducting an offensive in the Gaza Strip following the attacks of 07/10/2023 claimed…