French Cup draw to be behind closed doors

The draw for the next round of French Cup soccer matches will be held behind closed doors for security reasons.

The French football federation said on Monday that the draw, which was initially planned for Tuesday at the Vincennes hippodrome, will take place on Wednesday at the federation's headquarters.

The FFF said it took the decision "because of current atmosphere," referring to the deadly attacks in Paris on Friday night.

The federation also said that 13 matches from the previous round of the competition that were postponed because of the attacks will be played from November 20-22.