Because it has already fulfilled its part of the contract by winning against Ukraine on Thursday evening,
a day of commemoration, at the Parc des Princes (4-0), the French team can already plan for the World Cup in America. The Blues did the job on an accounting level, failing to be consistent in their performances. This last meeting against Azerbaijan will be of very limited interest this Sunday (kick-off at 6 p.m.).
For this trip to the other end of the continent, Didier Deschamps should logically carry out a large rotation. There will therefore be opportunities to seize for certain elements, like Hugo Ekitike or Maghnes Akliouche, who have already scored points with their sensational entries a few days ago. But beyond this distance competition, the primary objective will above all be to limit the damage for a group subject to the infernal pace of the calendar. It will then be time to look forward to 2026 with America in our sights.
The expected compositions
Azerbaijan: Magomedaliev – Huseïnov, Badalov, Mustafazada, Krivotsyuk, Abbasov – Baïramov, Makhmudov (c), Khaibulaev, Abdullazade – Dadashov.
France: Chevalier – Gusto, Konaté (c), L. Hernandez, T. Hernandez – Akliouche, Zaire-Emery, Thuram, Nkunku – Mateta, Ekitike.
Where to watch the match?
This match between Azerbaijan and the France team will be broadcast this Sunday on TF1, from 6 p.m. It will also be possible to watch it on the group’s streaming platform, MyTF1.
