Denmark v France - Preview and possible lineups

Denmark: Middlesbrough's Martin Braithwaite is expected to come in for fellow forward Youssef Poulsen due to his suspension, whilst William Kvist will also be missing in midfield after breaking two ribs and suffering a punctured lung against Peru.

France: Paul Pogba and Blaise Matuidi could be rested with the pair both on bookings, meaning that Corentin Tolisso could return to the starting XI after being dropped for the win over Peru. Steve Mandanda may start in place of regular number one Hugo Lloris, whilst Presnel Kimpembe is expected to start alongside captian for the day Raphael Varane at centre-back.

Denmark boss Age Hareide:

"France may be considered among the favourites and have six points but they have not been finishing off opponents,

"They have been pushed to the wire to get the points. They played well in the friendlies, but have not played well so far in the World Cup."

France boss Didier Deschamps on Denmark:

"We are not going to give them a helping hand. Our goal is to guarantee first place and two results will allow that. 

"I would never say to my team that we're playing for a draw. I want my team to go out onto the pitch without any ambiguity and to do everything to win this match.

"I'm sure Denmark will also be playing to win."

Form:

Did you know?

The two sides have faced off twice in the World Cup group stage, with each side claiming one victory.

This is the sixth time the pair have met at a World Cup, with France going on to win three of those tournaments.

Denmark have lost four of their last five World Cup games against European nationals, with a 2-0 win over France in 2002 the exception.

Possible lineups:

Denmark: Schmeichel; Dalsgaard, Kjaer, Christensen, Larsen; Schone, Delaney; Braithwaite, Eriksen, Sisto; Jorgensen.

France: Mandanda; Pavard, Varane, Umtiti, Hernandez; Tolisso, N'Zonzi, Kante; Mbappe, Griezmann, Giroud.