France will qualify for the 2026 World Cup if Les Bleues beat Ukraine within the penultimate match in Group D for either side on the Parc des Princes on Thursday.
The 2022 finalists dropped factors for the primary time in qualifying with a 2-2 attract Iceland on October 13, placing them three factors forward of Ukraine, who beat Azerbaijan 2-1 in Poland on the identical day.
A draw would all-but seal France’s place on the finals within the USA, Canada and Mexico due to their five-goal superiority over Ukraine.
101GreatGoals.com has the total crew information from France vs Ukraine in 2026 World Cup qualifying.
France beginning lineup vs Ukraine
Paris Saint-Germain forwards Ousmane Dembele and Want Doue, Tottenham striker Randal Kolo Muani, Milan midfielder Adrien Rabiot and Actual Madrid counterpart Aurelien Tchouameni are sidelined for France.
Al-Ittihad midfielder N’Golo Kante makes his first international look since November 2024 and Manchester Metropolis’s Rayan Cherki begins.
France beginning XI: Mike Maignan, Jules Kounde, William Saliba, Dayot Upamecano, Lucas Digne, Michael Olise, N’Golo Kante, Rayan Cherki, Manu Kone, Bradley Barcola, Kylian Mbappe
France substitutes: Brice Samba, Malo Gusto, Khephren Thuram, Christopher Nkunku, Hugo Ekitike, Maghnes Akliouche, Ibrahima Konate, Warren Zaire-Emery, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Lucas Hernandez, Theo Hernandez, Lucas Chevalier
Ukraine beginning lineup vs France
Roma ahead Artem Dovbyk is out for Ukraine with a hip harm, whereas Dynamo Kyiv midfielder Volodymyr Brazhko misses out due to muscle discomfort.
Ukraine beginning XI: Anatoliy Trubin, Oleksandr Karavaiev, Illia Zabarnyi, Oleksandr Svatok, Taras Mykhavko, Bohdan Mykhailichenko, Oleh Ocheretko, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Yehor Nazaryna, Oleksii Hutsuliak, Roman Yaremchuk
Ukraine substitutes: Yevhenii Volynets, Yukhym Konoplia, Valerii Bondar, Ivan Kaliuzhnyi, Vladyslav Vanat, Mykola Shaparenko, Viktor Tsygankov, Vitalii Mykolenko, Heorhii Sudakov, Nazar Voloshyn, Oleksandr Zubkov, Dmytro Riznyk
Find out how to watch France vs Ukraine
Kick-off on Thursday is at 19:45 GMT (14:45 ET / 11:45 PT), with stay protection within the UK on Amazon Prime PPV, which prices £2.49 for the sport.
September 5: Ukraine 0-2 France
September 9: France 2-1 Iceland
October 10: France 3-0 Azerbaijan
October 13: Iceland 2-2 France
November 13: France vs Ukraine
November 16: Azerbaijan vs France
France World Cup 2026 qualifying path
The highest crew from every of the 12 European Qualifier teams proceeds routinely to the finals, which might be expanded to 48 groups.
The 12 runners-up in every group will be part of 4 Nations League groups within the play-offs, which might be drawn from pots primarily based on groups’ information through the marketing campaign. The video games will comprise single-leg semi-finals and finals.
The draw for the World Cup finals will happen in December 2025. The match runs from June 11 till July 19 2026.
