After suffering a heartbreaking final loss to Portugal in 2016, France return to the showcase with another set of quality players who are out to repeat the team’s historic success in the 2018 World Cup.

France were dominant in qualification, winning eight of 10 games and losing just one. Didier Deschamps’ side found the net on 25 occasions (2.5 goals per game) and conceded just six, highlighting their strength in both defense and attack. The return of Karim Benzema comes as a huge boost for the side brimming with talent.

Germany’s Euro 2016 journey came to an end at the hands of France and will surely seek revenge in this upcoming tie. Die Mannschaft were excellent in the qualification round, winning seven out of eight games, scoring a commendable total of 30 goals and conceding just seven.

France to win tight contest

The two teams have an exceptional lineup of stars who will no doubt give it their all but France will likely be the victors in what could be a tight one.

France possess a lot of quality all over the pitch. In attack, they can rely on the deadly combination of Kylian Mbappe, Karim Benzema and Antoine Griezmann with N’golo Kante and Paul Pogba supporting from the center of the pitch.

Germany would have to find ways to stop the front three and control the tempo of the game to stand any chance of winning.

The odds

France are slight favorites to take this one with their odds priced at 2.65 by Betway. Germany in comparison have their odds priced at 2.76. A draw has been pinned at 3.12. Kylian Mbappe has 3.34 odds of scoring anytime in this game and Germany’s Serge Gnabry has 4.09 odds of scoring.

Team news

France announced their final squad on 18 May 2021. There have been no real issues since then.

France predicted XI: Lloris, Pavard, Kimpembe, Varane, Hernandez, Kante, Pogba, Tolisso, Mbappe, Benzema, Griezmann

Germany announced their final squad on 19 May 2021. There have been no real issues since then.

Germany predicted XI: Neuer, Hummels, Rudiger, Ginter, Klostermann, Kimmich, Gundogan, Kroos, Sane, Havertz, Gnabry

France v Germany head-to-head

16^th October 2018: France 2-1 Germany (UEFA Nations League)

6^th September 2018: Germany 0-0 France (UEFA Nations League)

14^th November 2017: Germany 2-2 France (International Friendly)

7^th July 2016: Germany 0-2 France (UEFA European Championships)

13^th November 2015: France 2-0 Germany (International Friendly)

France will go into this tie with huge confidence. They have been the better team in their recent encounters against Germany, winning three and recording two draws in five games.

In their last European Championship encounter, Antoine Griezmann powered Les Bleus to a 2-0 victory.

How to follow the tournament in Ghana

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Enjoy selected live matches televised on Joy Prime (English) and Adom TV (Akan). You can also watch games in high definition on the HD+ Decoder, where Joy Prime HD is channel 102 and Adom TV HD is channel 103.

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