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Want to customize this image? Yvandro Borges Sanches replaces Alessio Curci. Head coach Krstajic will need to assess the fitness of his players following Wednesday's game, but there are not expected to be many surprises when it comes to team selection. Hugo Lloris is fast closing in on 100 caps for his country and Steve Mandanda has been a long-time understudy in the national team. Finland, meanwhile, have been able to call on a bit more experience than their upcoming opponents, with 10 of their players already at senior level.
The first of these is likely to come against Luxembourg. Sign-up to receive the EA SPORTS FIFA Newsletter. Long shots who missed out. Goals from Robert Lewandowski and Piotr Zielinski saw Poland defeat the Swedes 2-0 in a play-off in Warsaw back in March, which meant Andersson's side were unable to build on the heady heights of reaching the quarter-finals of the 2018 World Cup. Laurent Koscielny would have travelled but for a serious Achilles injury that will keep him out until Christmas, meaning there is a place for PSG defender Presnel Kimpembe.
Nikola Iliev replaces Radoslav Kirilov. We say: Sweden 0-0 Finland. Paris Saint-Germain shot-stopper Alphonse Areola has been selected as the third choice. Second yellow card to Danel Sinani (Luxembourg) for a bad foul. However, Deschamps is without the services of the Real Madrid defender for the latest international fixtures as he sustained an abductor injury.
Possible Starting XI (4-3-3): Joubert; Jans, Harush, Philipps, Malget; Holter, Skenderovic, Thill; Da Mota, Joachim, Rodrigues. Further forward, Adrien Rabiot was a surprise absentee with Steven Nzonzi selected ahead of him in midfield. France will be looking to inch a step closer to securing a place in the 2018 FIFA World Cup when they host Luxembourg on Sunday. Deschamps would have been likelier to look to the Under-21 side for cover, with Moussa Dembele of Celtic or RB Leipzig's Jean-Kevin Augustin the likeliest options from the youths.
There was an almighty battle for the attacking midfield slots. Luxembourg have largely been the whipping boys of Group A, with little to show before the shock win over Belarus on Thursday. Let's look at the latest results of the teams and assess their chances of success in the upcoming meeting. The potential for a long shot to reach Deschamps' final 23 was always going to be slim, yet there were a number of players who might have held out some hope. Monaco's Djibril Sidibe, however, has been selected ahead of them. The Real Madrid man been frozen out of national team duties since a sex tape scandal involving Mathieu Valbuena, who has said he has given up hope of representing his country again. While two of the four centre-back positions were locked down with Varane and Umtiti, the other two were open. But who has he decided to take east with him? Authentic player names. They beat Denmark 1-0 in Copenhagen too, although that match will probably be remembered more infamously as the day Christian Eriksen almost lost his life due to a cardiac arrest. In our opinion, both teams will score.
Bulgaria did not hold the last draw of the League of Nations in the best way. The two Scandinavian nations have not competed against each other since another friendly in May 2021, which Sweden won 2-0. Generic team crests and kits. Perhaps the area where France have struggled the most to find balance in recent years is midfield. Free Download for Pro Subscribers! Expand videos navigation. In defence, Raphael Varane and Samuel Umtiti have unsurprisingly made the squad. Substitution, Bulgaria. Away, the team was able to achieve a draw, scoring three goals. Luxembourg possible starting lineup: Moris; Gerson, Jans, Pinto, Chanot; Sinani, V Thill, Barreiro, S Thill; Rodrigues, Sanches.
Flag football and dodgeball are both on the agenda this weekend. Marseille ace Dimitri Payet was substituted during his side's Europa League final defeat against Atletico Madrid due to injury and therefore his chances of appearing in Russia were destroyed.