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International Friendly Starting XI: England Vs France

International Friendly Starting XI: England Vs France

England host France in an international friendly on Tuesday, just four days after Paris was struck by deadly terrorist attacks. 

International Friendly

Teams: England vs France

Venue: Wembley, London

Time: 9.45pm

The mood in the stadium is expected to be a sombre one, but according to the France Football Federation, cancelling it is not an option as both sides need the preparation for Euro 2016.

When we look at the statistics, it doesn't make good reading for England as they have failed to claim a win in all of their past six matches against France, who have won four times and drawn twice with the Three Lions in that time.

The last match-up between the two nations came in the group stages of Euro 2012, and ended in a 1-1 draw.

France have scored either one or two goals in each of the past six matches between the teams.

In team news, England are suffering with a host of injured players, with Jamie Vardy, Michael Carrick and Fabian Delph among the casualties.

France will take a relatively full-strength side to Wembley and will be boosted by the fact that Lassana Diarra and Antoine Griezmann have declared themselves mentally fit to play, despite having personal connections to the tragedy in Paris.

Here is how the teams will line up:

England: Hart; Clyne, Stones, Cahill, Gibbs; Dier, Alli, Barkley; Sterling, Kane, Rooney.

France: Lloris; Sagna, Varane, Koscielny, Digne; Schneiderlin, Cabaye, Matuidi; Ben Arfa, Martial, Gignac.

What's your prediction for this evening's match? Have your say in the comments section below.

 

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