UEFA Nations League: Olise and 2. Bundesliga defender Kumbedi start for France against Türkiye
| Saël Kumbedi | Daniela Porcelli/Getty Images |
On a special evening for Les Bleus coach Zinedine Zidane, France will host Türkiye in Bordeaux in their last group stage game of the UEFA Nations League. Michael Olise will hope to extend his scoring run to five international games three days after his latest goal against Italy.
Wolfsburg's Saël Kumbedi made his debut off the bench in that defeat to the Group A1 leaders Italy, and the 2. Bundesliga defender will now have his full debut. Like last month, FC Bayern's center-back Dayot Upamecano returns home before the final game of the international break.
In case Belgium beat Italy in the other game from the group, France will need to win to assure a quarter-final spot in the UEFA Nations League. Eintracht Frankfurt's Can Uzun returns to the starting lineup for the visitors, who will hope to end their losing run.
Here are the lineups for the game at Stade Atlantique.
Confirmed Lineups
France: Maignan; Diouf, Jacquet, Konate, Kumbedi; Da Cunha, Rabiot; Olise, Cherki, Barcola; Mbappe ©
Türkiye: Ozer; Celik, Topcu, Bardakci, Demiral, Elmali; Uzun, Calhanoglu ©, Yuksek; Guler, Gul
