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France vs Chile: Preview, predictions and lineups

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France tackle Chile for simply the sixth time ever with Marseille taking part in host to Tuesday evening’s pleasant.

Duels between European and South American nations are uncommon and this would be the first time these two have met since 2011. Solely as soon as have France and Chile confronted off within the World Cup, with that fixture arriving through the inaugural event again in 1930.

Thus, Les Bleus averted Chile’s golden period which returned a Copa America in 2016. There are nonetheless remnants from that affluent period, however the Chileans have struggled to duplicate such heights in recent times.

France head into Tuesday’s sport off the again of a uncommon defeat. They had been shocked inside seven seconds by Florian Wirtz and went on to lose 2-0 to Germany. Didier Deschamps will not learn an excessive amount of into the defeat, nonetheless, with France regarded alongside England because the pre-tournament favourites for Euro 2024.

This is 90min’s preview of Tuesday evening’s pleasant.

France vs Chile H2H File (Final 5 Video games)

Present Type (all competitions)

France

Chile

France 0-2 Germany – 23/03/24

Albania 0-3 Chile – 22/03/24

Greece 2-2 France – 21/11/23

Ecuador 1-0 Chile – 21/11/23

France 14-0 Gibraltar – 18/11/23

Chile 1-1 Paraguay – 16/11/23

France 4-1 Scotland – 17/10/23

Venezuela 3-0 Chile – 17/10/23

Netherlands 1-2 France – 13/10/23

Chile 2-0 Peru – 12/10/23

Nation

TV channel/dwell stream

United Kingdom

Viaplay UK

United States

Fox Soccer Plus, ViX

Canada

DAZN

Jules Kounde

Kounde was pressured off towards Germany / Xavier Laine/GettyImages

Deschamps is hardly shy of choices, with those that didn’t earn minutes on Saturday set for giant roles towards Chile.

Jules Kounde’s damage means Jonathan Clauss is a shoo-in for a beginning berth at right-back. Eduardo Camavinga, Ibrahima Konate, William Saliba, Mike Maignan and Theo Hernandez also needs to come into the facet.

Kylian Mbappe may retain his place, however France are with out Antoine Griezmann as a result of an ankle damage.

France predicted lineup vs Chile (4-3-3): Maignan; Clauss, Konate, Saliba, Hernandez; Camavinga, Zaire-Emery, Fofana; Dembele, Kolo-Muani, Mbappe.

The guests don’t have any contemporary damage considerations from Friday’s win over Albania.

In contrast to France, Chile aren’t anticipated to make many adjustments from their earlier lineup with veterans Alexis Sanchez, Claudio Bravo, Mauricio Isla and Eduardo Vargas all prone to begin towards France.

Chile predicted lineup vs France (4-2-3-1): Bravo; Isla, Diaz, Lichnovsky, Suazo; Echeverria, Nunez; Osorio, Alexis, Davila; Vargas.

France had been outwitted by Julian Nagelsmann’s Germany on Saturday, with Chile offering an alternate problem. The French ought to anticipate a bodily duel wherein they’re going to dominate possession and be requested to comprise the guests in transition.

Deschamps is blessed with a squad able to mitigating Chile’s menace with consummate ease and whereas the expertise inside the guests’ doubtless XI ought to help their possibilities on Tuesday, they absolutely will not have sufficient to come back away with something.

France ought to return to successful methods with relative consolation.

Prediction: France 3-0 Chile

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