France play Wales in an International Friendly in Paris
Kick-off : 9:00 PM (Local)
Venue : Stade de France, Paris
France have qualified for next year’s FIFA World Cup and will now look to figure out the winning combinations.
After playing Wales on Friday, The Les Bleus will play Germany away. So the French are in for some tough matches.
France suffered a loss to Sweden in the world cup qualifiers and drew against Luxembourg. They will need to address these slip-ups and focus on their brand of football.
On the other hand, Wales were eliminated from the qualifiers with a 1-0 defeat to Ireland at home. They impressed in last year’s Euro’s and will be eyeing to qualify for Euro 2020.
The last time Wales and France met was in 1982 when the Welsh won 1-0. So France will be out for a revenge.
All in all it should be a good game on Friday night as both teams will give their all.
Team news and possible line-ups
Wayne Hennessey is available and will keep for Wales on Friday night. While Ashley Williams will captain Wales against France.
Tom Lawrence and Sam Vokes will be the guys up front for the Welsh.
As for France, Steve Mandanda is available and will likely keep. While Raphael Varane and Laurent Koscielny are also available and will be in defense for the French.
Wales XI : Hennessey, A. Williams, Gunter, N. Taylor, B. Davies, J. Ledley, Ramsey, A. King, D. Edwards, Lawarence, Vokes.
France XI : Mandanda, Varane, Koscielny, Umtiti, Digne, Matuidi, M. Sissoko, Griezmann, Giroud, Lacazette, Mbappe.
Prediction
While it’s not a given that France will win on Friday night but they are certainly favorites for the game. I expect France to win 2-1 on Friday.
