For the first of their two preparation matches for the World Cup, the Blues face the Elephants at the La Beaujoire-Louis-Fonteneau stadium, in Nantes.
As expected, Mike Maignan will be the last French bastion, in front of a defensive quartet composed of Jules Koundé, Ibrahima Konaté, Dayot Upamecano and Théo Hernandez. In the midfield, Aurélien Tchouaméni will be associated with Adrien Rabiot.
Concerning the attack, Didier Deschamps chose to place Kylian Mbappé as center forward. The Real Madrid star will be supported by a trident of Michael Olise, Rayan Cherki and Marcus Thuram.
France-Côte d’Ivoire, the official lines
France: Maignan – Koundé, Konaté, Upamecano, T. Hernandez – Tchouaméni, Rabiot – Olise, Cherki, Thuram – Mbappé (c)
Ivory Coast: Y. Fofana – G. Doué, Kossounou, O. Diomandé, Konan – Sangaré, Oulaï, Kessié (c) – A. Diallo, Wahi, Y. Diomande
France-Côte d’Ivoire, how to watch the match live and streaming?
The French team and the Ivory Coast face each other this Thursday, June 4 at 9:10 p.m. in a friendly match in preparation for the 2026 World Cup. The meeting can be followed live and unencrypted on TF1, the official broadcaster of the French team’s matches in unencrypted form. Kick-off is at 9:10 p.m., after the traditional presentation of the two national anthems.
