France vs Sweden starting lineups: Mbappe vs Isak! Dembele, Barcola start, Doue on the bench

At 5:00 Beijing time on July 1, the sixth encounter of the World Cup round of 16 begins. France, a title contender, faces Sweden at the New Jersey Stadium in New York. The starting eleven for each team have been revealed.

[Starting Lineups]

France starting XI: 16-Maignan, 3-Digne, 4-Upamecano, 5-Kounde, 17-Saliba, 8-Tchouameni, 14-Rabiot, 7-Dembele, 11-Olise, 12-Barcola, 10-Mbappe

France substitutes: 1-Samba, 23-Risse, 2-Gusto, 15-Konate, 19-Theo, 21-Lucas, 26-Lacroix, 6-Kone, 13-Kante, 18-Emeri, 24-Cherki, 25-Aklouche, 9-Thuram, 20-Doue, 22-Mateta

Sweden starting XI: 1-Zetterström, 2-Lagbijeryk, 3-Lindelöf, 5-Gudmundsson, 8-Daniel Svensson, 24-Eliot Strand, 7-Bergvall, 18-Yasin Ayari, 11-Elanga, 17-Gyökeres, 9-Isak

Sweden substitutes: 12-Viktor Johansson, 23-Kristoffer Nordfeldt, 13-Ken Sema, 14-Ekdahl, 15-Carl Starfelt, 20-Erik Smith, 6-Herman Johansson, 10-Benjamin Nygren, 16-Karlström, 19-Mattias Svanberg, 22-Besfort Zeneli, 21-Bernhardsson, 25-Gustav Nilsson, 26-Taha Ali

In this World Cup, France topped Group I with three wins, while Sweden advanced as one of the eight best third-placed teams from Group F, where they finished third.

[Head-to-Head Record]

In their last 12 meetings, France holds a clear advantage with 7 wins, 3 draws, and 2 losses. Their most recent two encounters were in the 2020 Nations League, where France claimed a 4-2 home victory and a 1-0 away win, completing a "double" over Sweden.