France - Côte d'Ivoire: probable lineups revealed

04.06.26 FT Friendly International

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A few hours before kickoff between France and Côte d'Ivoire, here are the likely starting elevens for both teams.

Tonight in Nantes, the countdown takes on a tangible significance. With just twelve days to go before their World Cup opener against Senegal, Les Bleus take on the Elephants of Côte d'Ivoire at the Stade de la Beaujoire (9:10 p.m.) in the first of their two warm-up matches. Deschamps is taking the opportunity to rest his Champions League finalists, who are absent from the starting lineup.

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Côte d'Ivoire, for their part, are not here to make up the numbers. Emerse Faé fields a competitive side, with Kessié as captain and Wahi leading the line, looking to fine-tune their chemistry ahead of a tough Group E featuring Germany, Ecuador, and Curaçao.

The probable lineups for France - Côte d'Ivoire:

France: Maignan – Koundé, Upamecano, Konaté, T. Hernandez – Tchouaméni, Rabiot – Cherki, Olise, Thuram – Mbappé (c).

Côte d'Ivoire: Fofana – G. Doué, Kossounou, O. Diomandé, Konan – Sangaré, Oulaï, Kessié (c) – Diallo, Wahi, Y. Diomandé.

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