Under the League of Nations, on Tuesday, October 16, the French-German game will be played. The match will take place at the “Stade de France” in Paris, starting at 19:45. The host team can make an important step towards the play-off phase, if it succeeds.
Although it was only in a friendly match, France was on the brink of a shameful defeat in front of Iceland. Having the advantage of their own land on their side, the French began in a dominating note, but the Nordic were the first to hit. The jump grew in the second half of the game when Arnason increased the gap. Saving came in the last four minutes of the game, thanks to Eyjolfsson’s own goal and Mbappe’s penalty shot. Thus, the world champion managed to tick the 14th consecutive match without defeat. Ranked first in Group 1 of the League of Nations, France can distance to four points in the Netherlands, in which case it seems hard to believe that it can still miss playoffs.
On the other hand, the Germans seem to be unable to overcome this extremely poor period this year. After the victory tormented with Peru, score 2-1, they were shattered by the Netherlands, just a few days ago, score 0-3. It was the fifth defeat in the last nine games. Moreover, in four of these defeats Muller & co. they left the field without even marking a goal. With only one point accumulated in the two games played in the League of Nations, Germany occupies the last place in the group and the future does not seem illuminated at all.
In the tournament, the two bands ended in a draw, scoring 0-0. It was the 7th result of equality in the 30 direct matches, during which France imposed 13 times.
Probable teams:
France (4-2-3-1): Hugo Lloris – Benjamin Pavard, Raphael Varane, Presnel Kimpembe, Lucas Hernandez – Paul Pogba, N Golo Kante – Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappe, Blaise Matuidi – Olivier Giroud
Germany (4-2-3-1): Manuel Neuer – Mathias Ginter, Mats Hummels, Nico Schulz, Jonas Hector – Toni Kroos, Emre Can – Julian Draxler, Thomas Muller, Leroy Sane – Timo Werner
PREDICTION: Over 2.5 goals @ 1.78
