France, the 1998 winner, take on Peru in the second Group C match at Ekaterinburg Arnea in Ekaterinburg. While France secured a lucky but confidence boosting 2-1 victory in their first match against Australia, Peru lost narrowly to Denmark by a margin of 0-1.
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Lineups
France XI: Lloris; Pavard, Varane, Umtiti, Lucas; Kanté, Pogba; Mbappé, Griezmann, Matuidi; Giroud
Peru XI: Gallese; Advincula, Ramos, Rodriguez, Trauco; Aquino, Yotún; Carillo, Cueva, Flores; Guerrero
For France, a victory at Ekaterinburg Arnea will ensure a place in the Round of 16 (pre-quarterfinals), Peru are staring at elimination if they fail to secure a point today. This will be only the second time the two teams are playing against each other. Their first meeting was in 1982 when Peru had defeated France 1-0.
The French team was stretched by the Australians and coach Didier Deschamps has put every team members through a rigorous training session for the match against Peru, who go all out to avoid being knocked out.
Full squad:
France: Goalkeepers – Hugo Lloris, Steve Mandanda, Alphonse Areola. Defenders – Raphael Varane, Samuel Umtiti, Adil Rami, Benjamin Pavard, Presnel Kimpembe, Bernard Mendy, Djibril Sidibe, Lucas Hernandez. Midfielders – Blaise Matuidi, Paul Pogba, N’Golo Kante, Thomas Lemar, Corentin Tolisso, Steven N’Zonzi. Forwards – Olivier Giroud, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappe, Nabil Fekir, Ousmane Dembele, Florian Thauvin
Peru: Goalkeepers – Pedro Gallese, Jose Carvallo, Carlos Caceda. Defenders – Luis Advincula, Miguel Araujo, Aldo Corzo, Nilson Loyola, Christian Ramos, Alberto Rodriguez, Anderson Santamaria, Miguel Trauco. Midfielders – Pedro Aquino, Wilder Cartagena, Christian Cueva, Edison Flores, Renato Tapia, Yoshimar Yotun. Forwards – Paolo Hurtado, Andy Polo, Andre Carrillo, Raul Ruidiaz, Jefferson Farfan, Paolo Guerrero
Source: Zee News