Saliba, Dinh and Rabiot will play from the first minutes against Sweden

The national teams of France and Sweden will play in the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup in New York/New Jersey. Didier Deschamps, after the victory over Norway (4:1), used Salib and Dinh from the first minutes in defense, while Rabiot will play in the middle of the field. Graeme Potter, on the background of a draw with Japan (1:1), involved Svensson and Bergvall in the starting line-up in the midfield. France: Meignan - Kunde, Upamecano, Saliba, Dinh - Chuameni, Rabiot - Dembele, Olisse, Barkola - Mbappe. Substitutes: Samba, Risser, Gusteau, Conate, T. Hernandez, L. Hernandez, Lacroix, Kone, Kante, Zaire-Emery, Sherky, Akliusch, Thuram, Douet, Mateta. Sweden: Zetterström - Lagerbilke, Lindelof, Gudmundsson - Svensson, Bergvall, Ayari, Stroud - Elanga, Isaac - Jokeres. Substitutes: V. Johansson, Nordfeldt, G. Johansson, Ekdahl, Starfelt, Smith, Bernhardsson, Nygren, Sema, Karlström, Svanberg, Zeneli, Nilsson, Ali. The game France — Sweden will start at 00:00 Kyiv time. Follow on media.