Olise's right boot is France's loudest weapon
Deschamps fields a 4-2-3-1; Koto's Senegal need the night to spill open.
France set up in a 4-2-3-1, Tchouaméni and Rabiot screening behind Olise, Dembélé, Doué and Mbappé. The freshest reason for the noise? Olise put three away last time out, a 3-1 win over Northern Ireland, rated a perfect 10.0. Plenty for Koulibaly and Niakhaté to track.
Senegal reply with a 4-3-3. Idrissa Gana Gueye and Pape Gueye anchor the middle, freeing Sarr, Jackson and Mané to run at Koundé and Théo Hernández out wide.
The records pull apart. France have won four of their last five; Senegal two of five, a 0-0 against Saudi Arabia their newest result. Bookmakers make France clear favourites.
Lately, both teams have been living in open, high-scoring matches. That suits Senegal's only real route — chaos. France would rather Olise settles it early.
Written and fact-checked by our AI preview desk from live match data. Refreshed as kickoff nears.
