France v Azerbaijan: Will Mbappé start at No 10 for Les Bleus? | OneFootball

This Sunday, the French Team will play in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Azerbaijan at 20:45 at the Mercedes-Benz Arena. On the eve of the match, Le Parisien and L’Equipe have tried to guess the team that will be lined up by coach Didier Deschamps. A match that concerns 2 players from Paris Saint-Germain, all French: Lucas Chevalier (23-year-old goalkeeper) and Lucas Hernandez (29-year-old defender). Only Hernandez would be a starter.

Le Parisien (4-2-3-1) –

Ekitike

Coman – Mbappé – Olise

Rabiot – Thuram

T. Hernandez – Upamecano – Saliba – Gusto

Maignan.

L’Equipe (4-2-3-1) –

Mbappé

Ekitike – Olise – Olise

Rabiot – Thuram

T. Hernandez – Upamecano – Saliba – Gusto

Maignan.

These teams are quite conceivable, considering the recent matches and the players available. But nothing is certain. Mbappé was positioned on the left yesterday by RMC Sport, he has two different positions here. Deschamps has often emphasized that he is a scorer, we rather expect to see him up front.

Except that he has played a lot on the side in his career and a role around the 9 can be interesting. He was closer to this at the beginning of his career at Monaco and was devastating. He likes to drop back anyway. Let's wait, however, for the defensive balance. The same if he plays on the left. A corridor where it would be a bit strange to find Ekitike, while he is usually in the axis. It is still a possible adaptation attempt. It's hard to know before the official announcements tonight.

In any case, France is expected, it must win with style against this modest selection. It will require real quality of play, rhythm, spectacle and work for the future. Not to mention efficiency in order to win, which is never guaranteed in advance.

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