After a record-breaking evening in Nice, against a ghostly team from Gibraltar which conceded 14 goals against the Blues, the France team is playing its last qualifying match for Euro 2024, in Greece. Guaranteed to be qualified and first in their group, the Blues will play without any real stakes this Tuesday evening, with simply the desire to finish with eight victories in eight matches. And for the occasion, Didier Deschamps could rotate his squad and offer playing time to some.
As he announced to the press, Didier Deschamps will prepare an eleven different from the one lined up against Gibraltar. According to information from The Team, the coach of the tricolors has planned a big turnover since only two players lined up on Saturday evening were returned to midfield: Antoine Griezmann and Adrien Rabiot. For the rest, Brice Samba should celebrate his second selection in the cages of the Blues, behind a revamped defense.
Only two starters against Gibraltar renewed
Lucas Hernandez and Jules Koundé will occupy the wings, while Axel Disasi and William Saliba will be aligned in the central hinge. Up front, to accompany Griezmann and Rabiot, Youssouf Fofana, who entered after Zaire-Emery’s injury against Gibraltar, will start this time. Finally, the attack has been completely changed since Kylian Mbappé and Marcus Thuram will start on the bench. Olivier Giroud will occupy the forefront of the attack and will be supported by Parisians Ousmane Dembélé and Randal Kolo Muani on the wings.
Guaranteed to play in the play-offs thanks to the Nations League, even if it will not finish behind the Blues and the Netherlands, Greece hopes to rise to the occasion against the Blues and will line up a classic 4-4-2, notably with Konstantinos Mavropanos, the West Ham defender, lined up in the center, while Konstantinos Tsimikas, the Liverpool full-back, was left on the bench for this meeting.
