France will look to make it five wins from five games in Group B of Euro 2024 qualifying when they take on the Republic of Ireland on Thursday.
Les Bleus have enjoyed a perfect start to their Euro 2024 qualification campaign, winning their first four group games 9-0 on aggregate. Didier Deschamps’ men beat 10-man Greece 1-0 in their last qualifier on 19 June.
Kylian Mbappe scored the only goal of the game from the spot after Konstantinos Mavropanos was penalized for kicking Antoine Griezmann in the face in the penalty area.
France had earlier kicked off their Euro qualifying campaign with an emphatic 4-0 win over the Netherlands on 24 March.
They beat the Republic of Ireland 1-0 in the reverse fixture on home soil three days later and will be looking to improve on that performance when the sides meet again on Thursday.
The French midfield has undergone several major changes recently. 2018 FIFA World Cup winners Paul Pogba and N’Golo Kante were left out, while Adrien Rabiot returned to the squad this time around.
Their attacking department continues to be loaded with quality, with Paris Saint-Germain trio Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele and Randal Kolo Muani expected to feature.
But Deschamps is likely to pick the proven combination of Mbappe, Olivier Giroud, Kingsley Coman and Antoine Griezmann to start in attack.
The Republic of Ireland, meanwhile, will be looking to avenge their defeat at the Aviva Stadium in the reverse fixture. Stephen Kenny’s side have suffered back-to-back defeats in their first two matches of their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign against France and Greece.
But they bounced back in their last outing to finally get their first three points against minnows Gibraltar.
They have five games left to catch up and will look to turn things around quickly starting with Thursday’s game. Ireland will have their work cut out for them in hostile territory against an in-form French side.
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