World champion Spain will continue its defense of the UEFA Women’s Nations League title against Sweden in the semifinals. UEFA made the draw on Friday.

France coach Didier Deschamps hopes his team can take a few lessons from the 5-4 defeat in the Nations League thriller against Spain for their match for third place against Germany. Les Bleus almost came back from four goals down with three goals in the final 11 minutes but title holders Spain prevailed to reach the final,

Spain have won the last three encounters, all in 2023. They won the FIFA Women's World Cup semi-final 2-1 in Auckland, and then defeated Sweden 3-2 in Göteborg and 5-3 in Málaga in their inaugural UEFA Women's Nations League group before going on to win the title.