France/Senegal – Probable line-ups for the opening World Cup clash | OneFootball

This Tuesday, the France national team will play in the first matchday of the 2026 World Cup against Senegal at 9 p.m. at MetLife. On the eve of the match, Le Parisien and L’Equipe tried to predict the lineup coach Didier Deschamps will field. A match involving 6 Paris Saint-Germain players. 5 on the French side: Lucas Hernandez, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Désiré Doué, Bradley Barcola and Ousmane Dembélé. 1 on the Senegalese side: Ibrahim Mbaye. DDD are expected to start.

France (4-2-3-1):

Mbappé

Doué – Dembélé – Olise

Rabiot – Tchouaméni

T. Hernandez – Upamecano – Saliba – Koundé

Maignan.

Senegal (4-3-3):

Mané – Jackson – I. Sarr

P. Gueye – I. Gueye – L. Camara or Diarra

Diouf – Niakhaté – M. Sarr or Koulibaly – Diatta

Mendy

Be careful, these are not official lineups. The coaches’ choices may be a little different. But the media are generally quite reliable when it comes to Deschamps’ lineups, so we expect something at least very close to this. We know there are doubts surrounding Mbappé and the issues he can create for the team balance, except that the coach has largely brushed those questions aside.

What remains is to find the best possible setup around him. There are plenty of options in this squad, so let’s wait for the official lineup announcement for certainty, about an hour before kickoff. In any case, there will be top players on both sides for a highly anticipated match.

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