Overview of the match for Ukraine against France
Ukraine will face France in Wroclaw on Friday evening while the two nations start their world cup qualification campaigns.
France’s participation in the final of the League of Nations noted that they were placed in one of the qualification groups at four condensed teams, with lighting to only finish in just three months.
This campaign represents the last chapter for Didier Deschamps as boss of France, with the 55 -year -old who exceeds after the World Cup next summer in North America.
His last opportunity to add to the 2018 World Cup ended with disappointment in the recent Nations League, where his team lost a 5-4 semi-final against Spain despite an incredible late return.
However, they responded by beating Germany 2-0 to win third place.
While the criticisms followed Deschamps, the recent record of France remains strong. Since the final of the 2022 World Cup, only Germany, Spain, Italy and Croatia have defeated them, and the qualification for 2026 seems inevitable.
Starting against the second seeded Ukraine against the second head, even if the match is staged on neutral field in Poland.
A victory here would make the Blues Heavy favorite at the top of the group. France has not lacked a World Cup since 1994 and has had two titles and two other final appearances since then.
Ukraine, on the other hand, has experienced a coherence of the European championship but remains haunted by difficulties in the qualifying in the World Cup. They only appeared once on the biggest football scene – reaching the quarter -finals in 2006 – and suffered a defeat in three of their last four dam attempts.
The story is against them: Ukraine only beat France once in 12 meetings, during the first stage of the playoffs for the 2014 World Cup, before the Blues reverses the deficit of the return leg. More recently, France demolished them 7-1 in a friendly friend in 2020, although the two qualifications of 2022 finished 1-1.
Team news for Ukraine against France
The defenders Illia Zabarnyi and Vitaliy Mykolenko both approach significant ceilings for Ukraine, with Zabarnyi to reach 50 appearances and Mykolenko realizing the same thing if he appeared in the two games this week.
Goalkeeper Andriy Lunin is not available by an injury, which means thatnatoliy Trubin will start between the posts. Oleksandr Tymchyk is another absent, while Georgiy Sudakov of Benfica should play a key role in the midfield. The striker Artem Dovbyk, who fell in disgrace to the Roma, hopes to have an impact.
For France, William Saliba d’Arsenal is sidelined with a muscle injury suffered against Liverpool, and Rayan Cherki also withdrew. Hugo Ekitike was called in place of Cherki and could win a first cap, alongside Maghnes Akliouche.
Adrien Rabiot remains part of the team despite the controversy surrounding its release from Marseille, while Warren Zaïre-Emery, Randal Kolo Muani and Matteo Guendouzi have not been selected.
Lignales with Ukraine V France
Ukraine: Trubin; Konoplya, Zabarnyi, Matvienko, Mykolenko; Kaliuzhny, Zinchenko; Tsygankov, Shaparenko, Sudakov; Dovbyk
France: Maignan; Kounde, UpameCano, Konate, Hernandez; Tchouameni, rabiot; Olise, Dembele, Thuram; Mbappe
How to watch Ukraine against France: television channel, online flow
Ukraine against France will start at 7:45 p.m. Friday and is available to look on Amazon Prime in the United Kingdom.
Statistics for Ukraine against France
- France has qualified for each World Cup since 1998
- The Blues have reached Four finals Meanwhile, winning two
- The only appearance of Ukraine in the World Cup came 2006When they did the quarter -finals
- France is undefeated in their last Five games against Ukrainewin twice and draw three
- Ukraine has lost Three of their last four eliminatory links through major tournaments
- Didier Deschamps will resign as manager of France after the 2026 World Cup
Prediction
He is a delicate opener for France, but even a draw in Wroclaw would leave them well placed to progress, given the games to come against Iceland and Azerbaijan to be simpler.
Ukraine has proven that they can frustrate France, draw twice during the 2022 qualification campaign, and home advantage in Poland could help them again.
Prediction: Ukraine 1-2 France
