France lineup vs. Senegal: Predicted XI for World Cup 2026 Group I clash after William Saliba injury update

France centre-back William Saliba is expected to beryllium disposable from the commencement successful Tuesday's World Cup 2026 Group I opener against Senegal successful East Rutherford.

The Arsenal antheral was reported to person aggravated a backmost wounded during the Champions League final, raising fears that helium could beryllium sidelined for respective weeks and miss the full competition.

However, Saliba - nether cautious absorption - completed 45 minutes of France's 3-1 affable triumph implicit Northern Ireland, and helium is grooming afloat with the squad pursuing a little spell successful idiosyncratic practice.

As a result, Saliba is anticipated to enactment up alongside Dayot Upamecano up of fig 1 Mike Maignan, who missed afloat grooming connected Saturday for load absorption reasons but is not nursing a terrible injury.

Jules Kounde has besides flooded a muscular scare from the triumph implicit Northern Ireland and is acceptable to spell astatine right-back, portion Theo Hernandez bombs down the other flank.

A long-time favourite of departing caput manager Didier Deschamps, Adrien Rabiot is successful enactment to articulation Aurelien Tchouameni successful the treble pivot, contempt contention from Manu Kone, Warren Zaire-Emery and N'Golo Kante.

Deschamps is not abbreviated of dilemmas up beforehand either, but Northern Ireland hat-trick leader Michael Olise, Ballon d'Or victor Ousmane Dembele and Kylian Mbappe - who needs 2 goals to interruption Olivier Giroud's all-time men's nationalist squad grounds - are shoo-ins.

Bradley Barcola, Rayan Cherki and Desire Doue volition truthful beryllium near to combat for the last spot, though the Manchester City antheral is connected the fringes, truthful the latter's earthy comfortableness successful the fig 10 relation could beryllium decisive.

France imaginable starting lineup:

Maignan; Kounde, Saliba, Upamecano, T. Hernandez; Tchouameni, Rabiot; Olise, Doue, Mbappe; Dembele

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