World champion Spain will continue its defense of the UEFA Women's Nations League title against Sweden in the semifinals after the draw was made on Friday. Spain will host the first leg on Oct. 24 and the return is four days later in Sweden.

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,