This is a France predicted lineup for their first knockout round clash with Sweden as two European sides face off. With some heavy hitters like Germany and the Netherlands crashing out overnight, Les Bleus will be eager to avoid a similar fate. In this we will discuss the latest squad team news and the most recent starters to pick a predicted eleven.
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France Predicted Lineup & Team News vs Sweden
France Team News
Didier Deschamps has two of the bench players in doubt for this one. Per L’Equipe, they will be without attacking option Marcus Thuram while bench player N’Golo Kante is also a doubt to feature. The rest of the squad is deemed fit to start.
France Recent Tactics & Starters
The team have set up in a consistent 4-2-3-1 formation through the group stage. Mike Maignan has been the first choice goalkeeper during this stretch. The back four started with the strongest group of Jules Kounde, William Saliba, Dayot Upamecano, and Theo Hernandez. Lucas Digne and Maxence Lacroix rotated in during the group phase.
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The defensive midfield pivot started as Aurelien Tchouameni and Adrien Rabiot with Manu Kone coming in against Iraq before Rabiot was rested against Norway for a Kone/Tchouameni pairing. We saw a new pivot in each of the three group games so it is difficult to have a feel for the preferred option.
Desire Doue, Michael Olise, Ousmane Dembele, and Kylian Mbappe is the preferred front four. Bardley Barcola started one outing, making him the primary rotation option in the attacking core.
France Predicted Lineup vs Sweden for World Cup Round of 32
GK – Mike Maignan
LB – Theo Hernandez
CB – William Saliba
CB – Dayot Upamecano
RB – Jules Kounde
DM – Aurelien Tchouameni
DM – Adrien Rabiot
AM – Desire Doue
AM – Michael Olise
AM – Ousmane Dembele
ST – Kylian Mbappe
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