France welcomes Türkiye to Bordeaux on Sunday for a decisive UEFA Nations League Group A1 fixture that will shape France’s path in the competition.
Les Bleus are second with 10 points from five matches—three wins, one draw, and one defeat—and need a positive result to secure a quarter-final place.
Zinedine Zidane’s team strongly began the group stage, beating Türkiye 1-0 away and Belgium 1-0 away before drawing 1-1 at home to Italy. They then produced a dominant 4-1 victory over Belgium in October.
Their momentum was interrupted on Thursday, November 12, when France lost 3-1 to Italy in Milan. Michael Olise gave France an early lead, but an injury-affected squad could not hold on, leaving the final group match with major importance.
France team news
France receive a major lift with the return of captain Kylian Mbappé. Zidane confirmed that the forward has recovered from the minor discomfort that kept him out of the defeat to Italy.
However, the squad remains badly affected by absences. Dayot Upamecano left camp on November 13 for personal reasons and was not replaced, while defenders William Saliba, Jules Koundé, Maxence Lacroix, and Pierre Kalulu are unavailable through injury. Saël Kumbedi has been brought in as Kalulu’s replacement.
France are also without midfielders Aurélien Tchouaméni and Manu Koné, as well as forwards Ousmane Dembélé, Marcus Thuram, and Estéban Lepaul. To strengthen the group, Zidane has called up PSG youngster Senny Mayulu and Bournemouth striker Éli Junior Kroupi for the match in Bordeaux.
France predicted lineup
Possible France starting XI: Maignan; Gusto, Jacquet, Konate, Truffert; Camavinga, Rabiot; Olise, Cherki, Doue; Mbappe
When will the match kick off?
The match will kick off at 7:45pm BST on Sunday, 15th November.
How to watch France vs Turkiye?
In the United Kingdom, the match is available live through Amazon Prime Video on a pay-per-view basis for £2.49.
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