Place in the field. Four days after success against Ukraine to start its qualifying phase at the 2026 World Cup and the controversy over the injuries of Dembélé and Goué, the French team finds the Parc des Princes to face Iceland on Tuesday. With the absence of the two Parisians, Didier Deschamps will make several changes in his starting composition.
Always in a desire to advocate the attack, the coach of the Blues could leave on a diagram in 4-2-3-1 as against Ukraine. Unsurprisingly, Mike Maignan will go on the cages, while the Ibrahima Konaté-Dayot Upamecano duo will be aligned again in the defense axis. If Jules Koundé should stay on the right corridor, Lucas worthy could give way to Théo Hernandez.
Marcus Thuram back in the XI?
In the midfield, Deschamps seems to have found his double pivot with Manu Koné and Aurélien Tchouameni. Positioned in 10 during the previous outing of the Blues, Michaël Olise will still occupy this role. Decisive passer for Bayern Munich player against Ukraine, Bradley Barcola could take place on the right side. Marcus Thuram, who has not scored with the Blues since November 2023 against Gibraltar (14-0), should be aligned on the left side. Finally, Kylian Mbappé will be in a point.
On the Icelandic side, Arnar Gunnlaugsson could leave with a team quite similar to the one who had struck Azerbaijan (5-0) in Reykjavik, a few days ago. However, it would evolve in 3-5-2. Elias Olafsson should continue the cages, while Palsson, Ingason, Gretarsson should be aligned in defense. In the midfield, Ellertsson, Johannesson, Thordarson, Anderson and Thorsteinson will have a lot to do. Finally, the Lille Haraldsson will be associated with Guðjohnsen in attack during a meeting to follow live on our commented live site.
