Soccer-France lose Dembele and Barcola to injury ahead of Germany clash


Soccer Football - Nations League - Semi Final - Spain v France - MHPArena, Stuttgart, Germany - June 5, 2025 France's Ousmane Dembele during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

(Reuters) - Strikers Ousmane Dembele and Bradley Barcola will be unavailable for France's Nations League third-place clash against Germany on Sunday, the French Football Federation said.

Dembele had to be substituted late in Thursday's 5-4 loss to Spain, and a medical examination later revealed a lesion while Barcola is struggling with a knee injury.

Neither of the Paris St Germain players will be replaced.

Portugal and Spain will contest the Nations League final on Sunday after the third-place match.

(Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk, editing by Pritha Sarkar)

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