France will take on Switzerland at the National Arena in Bucharest tonight (Monday) to book a place in the quarter-final of the UEFA Euro 2020.
Les Bleus came into the tournament as one of the favourites to go all the way.
And the hard-fought 1-0 win over Germany in the Group F opener sounded out their intentions.
But France haven’t quite hit top gear since and were held to back-to-back draws by Hungary (1-1) and Portugal (2-2), although they ended up topping the Group of Death to secure a place in the knockout stages.
Switzerland, meanwhile, were off to an underwhelming start in Group A, playing a 1-1 draw with Wales before they were handsomely beaten by Italy 3-0, leaving them with all to do in their final game against Turkey.
And, Vladimir Petkovic’s men rose to the occasion, winning 3-1 to finish third and earn a place in the Round of 16 as one of the four best third-placed teams.
France Vs Switzerland Lineup
France XI (4-3-1-2): Lloris, Varane, Lenglet, Kimpembe, Pavard, Pogba, Kanté, Rabiot, Griezmann, Benzema, Mbappe
Switzerland XI (3-4-1-2): Sommer, Elvedi, Akanji, Rodríguez, Widmer, Freuler, Xhaka, Zuber, Shaqiri, Seferović, Embolo
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Kick off is at 20:00 (GMT +1).
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