The French team faces Ukraine this Friday evening in Poland to start its qualifying campaign (8:45 p.m.). Here is all the essential information on this match.
The Blues are back. Four months after a Final 4 of the League of Nations rich in lessons, the French team immerses itself in its traditional qualifying campaign. It will even have a fairly new character since it will be concentrated over three months and three rallies, with six games on the program. In other words: Kylian Mbappé and his teammates have less margin than usual.
The first meeting may be the most delicate to negotiate this Friday evening in Poland, against Ukraine (kick-off at 8:45 p.m.). Didier Deschamps warned his men. “”
Ukraine? Even if they do not all play on a club daily, they give off a lot of energy to represent their country. I have no fear, but I am vigilant compared to that and especially the quality of the players who make up this team. There is a respondent, very good players. We will also have to take into account injuries, to be at our best level. And with all the respect I have for Iceland and Azerbaijan, Ukraine is the strongest opponent. The tone is set.
The expected compos
Ukraine : Trubin; Konoplya, Zabarnyi, Matviienko, Mykolenko; Kaliuzhny, Zinchenko; Tsygankov, Shaparenko, Sudakov; Dovbyk.
France : Maignan – Koundé, Upamecano, Konaté, T. Hernandez – Tchouameni, Koné – Doué, Olise, Barcola – Mbappé.
Where to see the match?
This match between Ukraine and the French team counting for the qualifying campaign for the 2026 World Cup will be broadcast on TF1 this Friday from 8:45 p.m. It will also be possible to look at it on the group's streaming platform, MyTF1.
