
The starting XIs
France: Mike Maignan - Jules Koundé, Dayot Upamecano, William Saliba, Théo Hernandez - Aurélien Tchouameni, Adrien Rabiot - Michael Olise, Kylian Mbappé (captain), Désiré Doué, Ousmane Dembélé.
Senegal: Edouard Mendy - Krepin Diatta, Kalidou Koulibaly (captain), Moussa Niakhate, El Hadji Malick Diouf - Idrissa Gana Gueye, Lamine Camara, Pape Gueye - Ismaila Sarr, Sadio Mane, Nicolas Jackson.
France come into this year's World Cup as one of the leading contenders for the trophy having reached the final in the last two editions. But their opponents Senegal served as a warning of the dangers of over-confidence, having famously stunned Les Bleus at this stage in 2002.
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