France face Sweden on Tuesday in the World Cup round of 32 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Les Bleus will have head coach Didier Deschamps back in the dugout after he missed the 4-1 win over Norway, having returned home for his mother’s funeral.
France’s easy triumph over a much-changed Norway side completed a clean sweep of Group I after a 3-1 victory against Senegal and 3-0 win over Iraq.
Kylian Mbappe and Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembele have each hit four goals, with the latter scoring a 32-minute hat-trick against Norway.
Sweden qualified as the second-best third-placed team after gaining four points in Group F. Their 5-1 win over Tunisia and 1-1 draw with Japan sandwiched a heavy 5-1 loss to the Netherlands.
Ex-Chelsea, West Ham and Brighton boss Graham Potter has been manager of Sweden since October 2025 after replacing Jon Dahl Tomasson.
They reached the tournament via the play-offs thanks to their Nations League campaign. Now, Sweden will be looking to spring a major upset and win a World Cup knockout game for the first time since 2018.
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