France hosts Ukraine in round 1 of the World Cup Qualification. The match will be played on Wednesday, March 24th at Stade de France (Paris - Saint-Denis)
The national team of France is now going through a new golden period. Didier Deschamps' charges managed to lose the Euro final at home. But this coach retained his post and was able to bring his charges to triumph in Russia two years later. Now he has a great choice of players, and most of them are far from old. Only Lloris, Sissoko, and Giroud are over 30 years old. Yes, some leaders have certain problems with playing practice. Luca Hernandez, Paul Pogba, and Ousmane Dembele have just recovered from injuries. Again, Griezmann does not play full games at Barcelona so often. Still, the roster is stellar, and, most importantly, there are almost no injured. As a result, Deschamps can afford to ignore such players as Upamecano, Laporte, Camavinga, Tolisso, and Marcus Thuram. They simply cannot withstand the competition in such an environment.
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Ukraine was unable to stay in the elite division of the Nations League. Despite the outbreak of coronavirus, it managed to show a decent level – just remember a victory over Spain. But before the last round, the entire team was quarantined by the decision of a Swiss doctor. The verdict came last week - CAS confirmed a 3-0 forfeit defeat. And the fans can only hope that now Andriy Shevchenko's charges will be angrier. However, there are traditionally many questions. In the attack, there are practically no alternatives to Yaremchuk - Moraes is not in shape, and Yarmolenko, Tsygankov, and Besyedin are injured. And no one can predict who will man the sticks. Pyatov, a longtime captain of the national team, is now sitting on Shakhtar's bench. But Andriy was called up, like his young competitor, Trubin. Bushchan defended the net in autumn and looked rather good but also made mistakes. Or will the coaching staff bet on Lunin who played for Real Madrid only in the cup? There are enough other doubts. However, the Yellow-Blues are used to cope with challenges.
Ukraine beat France only once - in the playoffs for the right to play at the 2014 World Cup. But Ribery and company made up for a 0-2 defeat with a 3-0 home win. And last fall, the Blues hammered the experimental squad of Shevchenko's charges in a friendly match (7-1). Bookmakers are sure that the world champions will win. And we think that they will do it with a confident goal difference of at least two goals.
Prediction for the match: France to win with -1.5 handicap
