Olise finished the 25/26 domestic season with 22 goals and 26 assists from 52 appearances for Bayern Munich across all competitions.

Those numbers are incredibly impressive, and it worked out to a goal involvement every 68 minutes. At the World Cup for France, he hasn’t managed to find the back of the net just yet, but his output has remained high. Olise has recorded five assists, which is more than any other player in the competition. 

You could argue he is also overdue a goal, as he has been quite unlucky up until this point not to find the back of the net. Olise has taken a total of 17 shots, of which five have hit the target, and he has hit the woodwork twice.

Anderson has been a consistent presence in England's midfield throughout the tournament, and he has started all seven matches so far.

His shot output has dropped in the knockout rounds, but England’s approach here will hopefully be a lot less cautious, despite it being a tough matchup.

France are great when it comes to limiting clear-cut chances for their opponents, but they can often leave space on their edge of the box for opposing midfielders to shoot from range. 

Anderson should be given license to get forward a bit more here, and he has shown that he doesn’t hesitate to let fly when the space opens up. He had four shots against Ghana in the group stages.

Maxence Lacroix was brought on after Saliba's early exit against Spain, and he finished the match with two fouls to his name.

He was handed his first World Cup start against Norway in the group stages, and he again accounted for two of France’s eleven fouls, and was fortunate to escape a caution in the end. 

Didier Deschamps likes his centre backs to be aggressive in their fuels - Dayot Upamecano has committed a foul in six out of seven matches at the World Cup, while Saliba recorded four fouls in his three knockout starts prior to the semi-final. Lacroix will have a tough matchup against the England forwards here, which makes this price stand out.

On the opposite side, Dan Burn could be handed his first World Cup start by Thomas Tuchel here if the German manager opts for some changes.

The Newcastle centre-back committed one foul against Argentina in the semi final, despite only being introduced for the final eight minutes. 

He had an average of 1.54 fouls per 90 for Newcastle in the 25/26 Premier League campaign, which translated to ten yellow cards and a red.


He had one of the worst disciplinary records in the entire division, which shows just how aggressive he tends to be in his challenges. He is likely to be up against Mbappe here, and that looks like a serious mismatch.