Why this matchup matters
Two football ideas, one impossible night Deschamps appears on both sides of the argument: midfield ballast in 1998, manager of the transition-heavy 2018 champions. The older defence is harder to move; the newer attack is far more dangerous when Mbappé sees open field.
France Aimé Jacquet · 4-3-3 · Zidane Control · Defensive SteelVS France Didier Deschamps · 4-2-3-1 · Vertical Counter · Athletic Midfield
400 alternate nights
France vs France Model lean: France
Signature score
2–1
average goals 1.47–1.57
Most likely scores 2–1 9.5% 1–1 9.3% 0–1 8.5% 1–2 8% 1–0 7% 0–2 7% Match profile xG 1.50 1.45
Shots 13.2 12.7
Poss 52% 48%
CS 20.3% 25.3%
Goals in 400 matches France G /m Guivarc'h 171 0.43 Djorkaeff 127 0.32 Henry 121 0.30 Petit 48 0.12 France G /m Giroud 207 0.52 Matuidi 129 0.32 Mbappé 121 0.30 Griezmann 81 0.20
Home XI France 1998 Aimé Jacquet · 4-3-3 92 OVR
XI
LW Youri Djorkaeff 86
Youri Djorkaeff
PAC 89 SHO 83 PAS 79 DRI 81 DEF 61 PHY 79 ST Stéphane Guivarc'h 80
Stéphane Guivarc'h
PAC 80 SHO 81 PAS 70 DRI 70 DEF 48 PHY 75 RW Thierry Henry 88
Thierry Henry
PAC 96 SHO 88 PAS 80 DRI 83 DEF 63 PHY 87 CM Zinedine Zidane 95
Zinedine Zidane
PAC 87 SHO 81 PAS 95 DRI 97 DEF 82 PHY 88 CDM Didier Deschamps 87
Didier Deschamps
PAC 75 SHO 66 PAS 84 DRI 79 DEF 87 PHY 84 CM Emmanuel Petit 86
Emmanuel Petit
PAC 84 SHO 72 PAS 86 DRI 85 DEF 84 PHY 87 LB Bixente Lizarazu 86
Bixente Lizarazu
PAC 90 SHO 67 PAS 81 DRI 78 DEF 81 PHY 83 CB Marcel Desailly 90
Marcel Desailly
PAC 80 SHO 55 PAS 81 DRI 68 DEF 91 PHY 93 CB Laurent Blanc 88
Laurent Blanc
PAC 75 SHO 52 PAS 85 DRI 66 DEF 88 PHY 87 RB Lilian Thuram 90
Lilian Thuram
PAC 97 SHO 72 PAS 84 DRI 81 DEF 91 PHY 90 GK Fabien Barthez 88
Fabien Barthez
DIV 90 HAN 87 KIC 67 REF 91 SPD 65 POS 85 Bench · 9 ▾ CM Patrick Vieira 86
Patrick Vieira
PAC 83 SHO 71 PAS 86 DRI 85 DEF 87 PHY 89 ST David Trezeguet 84
David Trezeguet
PAC 82 SHO 88 PAS 75 DRI 74 DEF 53 PHY 77 LW Robert Pirès 84
Robert Pirès
PAC 86 SHO 82 PAS 76 DRI 78 DEF 57 PHY 75 CB Frank Leboeuf 82
Frank Leboeuf
PAC 66 SHO 47 PAS 73 DRI 60 DEF 83 PHY 81 CM Christian Karembeu 82
Christian Karembeu
PAC 74 SHO 68 PAS 81 DRI 80 DEF 71 PHY 74 CM Alain Boghossian 80
Alain Boghossian
PAC 74 SHO 66 PAS 81 DRI 77 DEF 69 PHY 71 LB Vincent Candela 80
Vincent Candela
PAC 84 SHO 61 PAS 73 DRI 71 DEF 76 PHY 76 GK Bernard Lama 80
Bernard Lama
DIV 78 HAN 80 KIC 63 REF 79 SPD 59 POS 78 ST Christophe Dugarry 80
Christophe Dugarry
PAC 78 SHO 80 PAS 71 DRI 70 DEF 49 PHY 75
Away XI France 2018 Didier Deschamps · 4-2-3-1 91 OVR
XI
ST Olivier Giroud 84
Olivier Giroud
PAC 88 SHO 84 PAS 74 DRI 73 DEF 51 PHY 88 LW Blaise Matuidi 84
Blaise Matuidi
PAC 96 SHO 82 PAS 77 DRI 79 DEF 84 PHY 87 CAM Antoine Griezmann 90
Antoine Griezmann
PAC 85 SHO 89 PAS 88 DRI 90 DEF 67 PHY 79 RW Kylian Mbappé 92
Kylian Mbappé
PAC 99 SHO 90 PAS 84 DRI 86 DEF 67 PHY 94 CDM N'Golo Kanté 91
N'Golo Kanté
PAC 80 SHO 70 PAS 89 DRI 84 DEF 93 PHY 89 CDM Paul Pogba 88
Paul Pogba
PAC 81 SHO 67 PAS 87 DRI 80 DEF 86 PHY 90 LB Lucas Hernández 85
Lucas Hernández
PAC 86 SHO 67 PAS 79 DRI 78 DEF 80 PHY 81 CB Samuel Umtiti 86
Samuel Umtiti
PAC 74 SHO 51 PAS 77 DRI 64 DEF 86 PHY 85 CB Raphaël Varane 90
Raphaël Varane
PAC 77 SHO 55 PAS 80 DRI 69 DEF 90 PHY 88 RB Benjamin Pavard 82
Benjamin Pavard
PAC 82 SHO 64 PAS 76 DRI 75 DEF 78 PHY 79 GK Hugo Lloris 88
Hugo Lloris
DIV 89 HAN 87 KIC 70 REF 89 SPD 65 POS 89 Bench · 9 ▾ RW Ousmane Dembélé 84
Ousmane Dembélé
PAC 90 SHO 82 PAS 77 DRI 78 DEF 58 PHY 76 CAM Nabil Fekir 82
Nabil Fekir
PAC 82 SHO 74 PAS 79 DRI 82 DEF 58 PHY 73 CM Corentin Tolisso 82
Corentin Tolisso
PAC 76 SHO 67 PAS 82 DRI 79 DEF 69 PHY 73 CB Presnel Kimpembe 82
Presnel Kimpembe
PAC 67 SHO 47 PAS 72 DRI 61 DEF 83 PHY 80 RB Djibril Sidibé 80
Djibril Sidibé
PAC 80 SHO 61 PAS 75 DRI 72 DEF 77 PHY 76 LB Benjamin Mendy 80
Benjamin Mendy
PAC 81 SHO 62 PAS 73 DRI 73 DEF 75 PHY 78 CDM Steven Nzonzi 80
Steven Nzonzi
PAC 69 SHO 57 PAS 78 DRI 73 DEF 79 PHY 75 GK Steve Mandanda 80
Steve Mandanda
DIV 78 HAN 78 KIC 65 REF 80 SPD 54 POS 77 RW Florian Thauvin 80
Florian Thauvin
PAC 86 SHO 77 PAS 72 DRI 75 DEF 55 PHY 73 Ratings Attack 90
Midfield 94
Defence 91
Goalkeeping 88
Chemistry 95
Overall 92
Ratings Attack 94
Midfield 90
Defence 90
Goalkeeping 88
Chemistry 93
Overall 91
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Home France Aimé Jacquet· 4-3-3 92 OVR
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LW Youri Djorkaeff 86
Youri Djorkaeff
PAC 89 SHO 83 PAS 79 DRI 81 DEF 61 PHY 79 ST Stéphane Guivarc'h 80
Stéphane Guivarc'h
PAC 80 SHO 81 PAS 70 DRI 70 DEF 48 PHY 75 RW Thierry Henry 88
Thierry Henry
PAC 96 SHO 88 PAS 80 DRI 83 DEF 63 PHY 87 CM Zinedine Zidane 95
Zinedine Zidane
PAC 87 SHO 81 PAS 95 DRI 97 DEF 82 PHY 88 CDM Didier Deschamps 87
Didier Deschamps
PAC 75 SHO 66 PAS 84 DRI 79 DEF 87 PHY 84 CM Emmanuel Petit 86
Emmanuel Petit
PAC 84 SHO 72 PAS 86 DRI 85 DEF 84 PHY 87 LB Bixente Lizarazu 86
Bixente Lizarazu
PAC 90 SHO 67 PAS 81 DRI 78 DEF 81 PHY 83 CB Marcel Desailly 90
Marcel Desailly
PAC 80 SHO 55 PAS 81 DRI 68 DEF 91 PHY 93 CB Laurent Blanc 88
Laurent Blanc
PAC 75 SHO 52 PAS 85 DRI 66 DEF 88 PHY 87 RB Lilian Thuram 90
Lilian Thuram
PAC 97 SHO 72 PAS 84 DRI 81 DEF 91 PHY 90 GK Fabien Barthez 88
Fabien Barthez
DIV 90 HAN 87 KIC 67 REF 91 SPD 65 POS 85 Bench · 9 ▾ CM Patrick Vieira 86
Patrick Vieira
PAC 83 SHO 71 PAS 86 DRI 85 DEF 87 PHY 89 ST David Trezeguet 84
David Trezeguet
PAC 82 SHO 88 PAS 75 DRI 74 DEF 53 PHY 77 LW Robert Pirès 84
Robert Pirès
PAC 86 SHO 82 PAS 76 DRI 78 DEF 57 PHY 75 CB Frank Leboeuf 82
Frank Leboeuf
PAC 66 SHO 47 PAS 73 DRI 60 DEF 83 PHY 81 CM Christian Karembeu 82
Christian Karembeu
PAC 74 SHO 68 PAS 81 DRI 80 DEF 71 PHY 74 CM Alain Boghossian 80
Alain Boghossian
PAC 74 SHO 66 PAS 81 DRI 77 DEF 69 PHY 71 LB Vincent Candela 80
Vincent Candela
PAC 84 SHO 61 PAS 73 DRI 71 DEF 76 PHY 76 GK Bernard Lama 80
Bernard Lama
DIV 78 HAN 80 KIC 63 REF 79 SPD 59 POS 78 ST Christophe Dugarry 80
Christophe Dugarry
PAC 78 SHO 80 PAS 71 DRI 70 DEF 49 PHY 75 VS
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Away France Didier Deschamps· 4-2-3-1 91 OVR
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ST Olivier Giroud 84
Olivier Giroud
PAC 88 SHO 84 PAS 74 DRI 73 DEF 51 PHY 88 LW Blaise Matuidi 84
Blaise Matuidi
PAC 96 SHO 82 PAS 77 DRI 79 DEF 84 PHY 87 CAM Antoine Griezmann 90
Antoine Griezmann
PAC 85 SHO 89 PAS 88 DRI 90 DEF 67 PHY 79 RW Kylian Mbappé 92
Kylian Mbappé
PAC 99 SHO 90 PAS 84 DRI 86 DEF 67 PHY 94 CDM N'Golo Kanté 91
N'Golo Kanté
PAC 80 SHO 70 PAS 89 DRI 84 DEF 93 PHY 89 CDM Paul Pogba 88
Paul Pogba
PAC 81 SHO 67 PAS 87 DRI 80 DEF 86 PHY 90 LB Lucas Hernández 85
Lucas Hernández
PAC 86 SHO 67 PAS 79 DRI 78 DEF 80 PHY 81 CB Samuel Umtiti 86
Samuel Umtiti
PAC 74 SHO 51 PAS 77 DRI 64 DEF 86 PHY 85 CB Raphaël Varane 90
Raphaël Varane
PAC 77 SHO 55 PAS 80 DRI 69 DEF 90 PHY 88 RB Benjamin Pavard 82
Benjamin Pavard
PAC 82 SHO 64 PAS 76 DRI 75 DEF 78 PHY 79 GK Hugo Lloris 88
Hugo Lloris
DIV 89 HAN 87 KIC 70 REF 89 SPD 65 POS 89 Bench · 9 ▾ RW Ousmane Dembélé 84
Ousmane Dembélé
PAC 90 SHO 82 PAS 77 DRI 78 DEF 58 PHY 76 CAM Nabil Fekir 82
Nabil Fekir
PAC 82 SHO 74 PAS 79 DRI 82 DEF 58 PHY 73 CM Corentin Tolisso 82
Corentin Tolisso
PAC 76 SHO 67 PAS 82 DRI 79 DEF 69 PHY 73 CB Presnel Kimpembe 82
Presnel Kimpembe
PAC 67 SHO 47 PAS 72 DRI 61 DEF 83 PHY 80 RB Djibril Sidibé 80
Djibril Sidibé
PAC 80 SHO 61 PAS 75 DRI 72 DEF 77 PHY 76 LB Benjamin Mendy 80
Benjamin Mendy
PAC 81 SHO 62 PAS 73 DRI 73 DEF 75 PHY 78 CDM Steven Nzonzi 80
Steven Nzonzi
PAC 69 SHO 57 PAS 78 DRI 73 DEF 79 PHY 75 GK Steve Mandanda 80
Steve Mandanda
DIV 78 HAN 78 KIC 65 REF 80 SPD 54 POS 77 RW Florian Thauvin 80
Florian Thauvin
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