France will qualify for the 2026 World Cup if Les Bleues beat Ukraine in both teams’ penultimate Group D match at the Parc des Princes on Thursday.
The 2022 finalists dropped points for the first time in qualifying with a 2-2 draw in Iceland on October 13, putting them three points ahead of Ukraine, who beat Azerbaijan 2-1 in Poland on the same day.
A draw would all but seal France’s place in the finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico due to their five-goal superiority over Ukraine.
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France starting lineup against Ukraine
Missing for France are Paris Saint-Germain forwards Ousmane Dembélé and Désiré Doué, Tottenham striker Randal Kolo Muani, Milan midfielder Adrien Rabiot and Real Madrid counterpart Aurélien Tchouameni.
Al-Ittihad midfielder N’Golo Kante makes his first international appearance since November 2024 and Manchester City’s Rayan Cherki starts.
France holds eleven: Maignan, one, Upmecano, Bul, Kante, Kone, Olise, Cherecla, Cherecla, Cipecla
France replaces: To be continued
Ukraine starting lineup against France
Roma striker Artem Dovbyk is out for Ukraine with a hip injury, while Dynamo kyiv midfielder Volodymyr Brazhko is out with muscle discomfort.
Ukraine holds eleven: Trubin, Svatok, Zabarnyi, Mykhavko, Karavaev, Mykhalichenko, Nazaryna, Yarmoliuk, Hutsuliak, Yaremchuk, Ocheretko
Ukraine substitutes: To be continued
How to watch France vs Ukraine
Kick-off on Thursday will be at 7:45 p.m. GMT (2:45 p.m. ET / 11:45 a.m. PT), with live coverage in the UK on Amazon Prime PPV, which charges £2.49 for the game.
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 versus Ukraine
November 16: Azerbaijan vs France
France’s qualification journey for the 2026 World Cup
The best team from each of the 12 European qualifying groups automatically advances to the final, which will be expanded to 48 teams.
The 12 finalists from each group will join four Nations League teams in the play-offs, which will be drawn based on the teams’ records during the campaign. Matches will consist of single semi-finals and finals.
The draw for the World Cup final will take place in December 2025. The tournament will take place from June 11 to July 19, 2026.
