Preview: France vs. Belgium
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Belgium will be without Thomas Meunier as the right wing-back serves a one-match ban for two yellow cards.
Martinez is lacking a like-for-like replacement, with Yannick Carrasco, Nacer Chadli and Adnan Januzaj all options to fill the void on the right.
The rest of the team could remain the same, although Youri Tielemans and Mousa Dembele are options in the middle of the park should either Axel Witsel or Marouane Fellaini only feature on the bench.
Deschamps is unlikely to make major alterations to his France side, but Blaise Matuidi is available again after serving a one-match suspension.
The only selection dilemma appears to be whether Matuidi or Corentin Tolisso will feature on the left flank.
France possible starting lineup:
Lloris; Pavard, Varane, Umtiti, Hernandez; Kante, Pogba; Mbappe, Griezmann, Matuidi; Giroud
Belgium possible starting lineup:
Courtois; Alderweireld, Kompany, Vertonghen; Chadli, Witsel, Fellaini, Carrasco; De Bruyne, Hazard, Lukaku
Head To Head
Tuesday’s fixture will represent the 74th meeting between the two nations, with Belgium claiming 30 wins in comparison to 24 victories for France.
The World Cup has been the setting for two of those games with France prevailing in both 1938 and 1986.
However, France are winless in their last three outings against Belgium, who emerged victorious in the most recent encounter in 2015.
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