Ukraine welcome France as both sides look to get off to a strong start in World Cup qualifying group D which also features Azerbaijan and Iceland.

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• Ukraine are ranked 26th in the FIFA World Rankings and finished second in their Nations League B group which also included Czechia, Albania and Georgia.

• Kylian Mbappe needs one more goal for France to equal Thierry Henry's record for the country.

• France boast the strongest depth of any international side which should aid them in their preparations for the World Cup next year.

🟡 Tough challenge for Ukraine

Ukraine finished second in their Nations League B group which also included Albania, Georgia and Czechia so it was quite a balanced and well matched group. Ukraine’s results from those games reflect the competitive nature of the group with Sergiy Rebrov’s side winning two, drawing two and losing two of their six matches. 

Aside from their Nations League performance, Ukraine sit 26th in the FIFA World Rankings and have been sitting in and around that position for the last five years so there isn’t much change around the international set up at the moment. 

Ukraine failed to get out of their group at the 2024 European Championships with Belgium and Romania pipping them to the qualifying spots. They’ll be optimistic of their chances of getting out of this group with their main challengers being Iceland.

🔵 France favourites to top the group

France rank third in the FIFA World Rankings and will be one of the nations eyeing up a deep run at the World Cup next year, but they’ll have to navigate their way through this group first.

That assignment shouldn't come with too many complications seeing as they are the most complete and highest ranked side in the group. 

France’s squad is littered with talent and, perhaps more importantly, serious depth. You only have to look at the players that didn’t make the cut for the squad this time around to see the depth that France have, pretty much in every single position.

There aren’t many sides that can boast the strength in numbers that Didier Deschamps gets to choose from.

📊 Ukraine v France H2H

The most recent meeting between the sides was back in 2021 with the game ending 1-1 on that occasion. 

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