France vs Turkey live: Kylian Mbappé starts

The official line-ups for France vs Turkey are in! For this sixth matchday of the Nations League, Zinédine Zidane has decided to start Kylian Mbappé, who returns after missing the defeat to Italy (3-1). France face Turkey in Bordeaux on Sunday evening with a clear objective: secure their place in the quarter-finals.

Mbappé returns, Doué absent

As expected, Kylian Mbappé is back in the starting XI. The Real Madrid forward will be joined by Bradley Barcola and Michael Olise to form France’s attacking trio. Désiré Doué, however, is not in the matchday squad. The PSG player is feeling tightness in his right hamstring. France’s defence has also been reshuffled, with Saël Kumbedi, Jérémy Jacquet, Ibrahima Konaté and Andy Diouf forming the back four.

France : Maignan – Kumbedi, Jacquet, Konaté, Diouf – Da Cunha, Rabiot, Cherki – Barcola, Olise, Mbappé.

Turkey: Özer – Çelik, Demiral, Bardakci, Topçu, Elmali – Çalhanoglu, Yüksek, Uzun – Arda Güler, Gül.

An important fixture for France

After their defeat in Italy, the French must respond to secure their place in the quarter-finals of the Nations League. The match is being played at the Stade Atlantique de Bordeaux in front of around 40,000 spectators.

Kick-off is scheduled for 20:45, with the match to be broadcast on TF1. France will be counting in particular on their captain’s return as they look to end the group stage on a positive note.

Aliou Toundé |

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