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In the fifth qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup, the national team of Ukraine will meet France in Paris.

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FRANCE — UKRAINE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 9:45 p.m. PARC DE PRINCE, PARIS (FRANCE). CHIEF REFEREE — SLAVKO VINCYCH (SLOVENIA). LIVE ON MEGOGO

After losing to European champions Spain in the semi-finals of the League of Nations at the beginning of June, France started a new journey and are currently on a five-match unbeaten run in all competitions, which saw them finish third in the aforementioned tournament and one step away from the coveted World Cup.

However, Didier Deschamps’ men last failed to make it five in a row in the last international break in October, when goals from Christopher Nkunku and Jean-Philippe Matheta earned only a 2-2 draw away to Iceland.

Despite the loss of two points, the “tricolors” keep the leading position in Group D, and a victory over Ukraine guarantees the French first place and a place at the World Cup next year.

The 2022 World Cup finalists will be highly motivated to tackle their main task at the first attempt at their home stadium Parc des Princes in front of their home stands, especially on such a “special” day for France.

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After losing to France at the beginning of the qualifying cycle, Ukraine, surprisingly for many, lost points in the meeting with Azerbaijan (1:1), which is still fondly remembered by many fans, and can be remembered especially after the end of this international break.

However, then there was a glimmer of hope: Serhii Rebrov’s team had a very busy and fruitful October camp, winning two consecutive victories over Iceland (5:3) and Azerbaijan (2:1), cementing the status of the second best team in the group, three points ahead of the Icelanders.

Without much expectation, Ukraine will play as number two against France and wait for moments for dangerous counterattacks, because even one point in the match against the French could be enough to guarantee them a place in the March playoffs.

If we talk about the personnel situation in the teams, the French will be without Ousmane Dembele, Desiree Douet, Randal Colo Mouani, Adrien Rabiot and Aurelien Chouameni for the upcoming matches. Jules Kunde and Eduardo Kamavinga also trained individually before the match with the Ukrainians. Artem Dovbyk, Volodymyr Brazhko, Arseniy Batagov and Oleksandr Zinchenko will be absent from the “blue-yellows”.

According to the bookmakers, Didier Deschamps’ wards are the favorites for the upcoming confrontation. Thus, the odds of 1.18 are offered for the victory of France, while the potential success of Ukraine is estimated at 16.37. The probability of a draw is represented by a coefficient of 6.94.

COACHES SPEAK

Didier Deschamps, head coach of the French national team: “Every match is a learning experience and some games are crucial for different reasons. We will realize the importance of tomorrow’s match because it can secure us a place in the final part of the World Cup. But it is the previous four matches that have allowed us to reach this level. Some points will be useful for us.”

Serhiy Rebrov, head coach of the Ukrainian national team: “We respect the French national team, but we have to think about our game. We analyzed the previous meeting and we will do everything to get points tomorrow. For us, every match is important. The players who will be on the field will play at their maximum to get points in France. Both games are very important, so now it does not make sense to think only about the match against Iceland.”

INDICATIVE COMPOSITIONS

France: Menyan – Dinh, Upamekano, Saliba, Kunde – Kone, Kante – Barkolya, Sherky, Olise – Mbappe.

Ukraine: Trubin — Mykolenko, Matvienko, Zabarny, Konoplia — Kalyuzhny — Voloshyn, Sudakov, Malinovsky, Tsygankov — Vanat.

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