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France vs Ireland (FRA vs IRE) Match Preview

FRA vs IRE Match Preview: The Euro Qualifiers match between France vs Ireland will be played on Friday, 08 September 2023 at 12:15 AM IST.

Les Bleus have enjoyed a perfect start to their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign, winning their first four matches in the group with a combined scoreline of 9-0. Didier Deschamps men beat 10-men Greece 1-0 in their latest qualifier on June 19.

Kylian Mbappe scored the lone goal of the game from the spot after Konstantinos Mavropanos was penalized for booting Antoine Griezmann in the face inside the box. France had earlier kicked off their Euro qualifying campaign with an emphatic 4-0 win over the Netherlands on March 24.

They beat Republic of Ireland 1-0 in the reverse fixture on the latters home soil three days later and will be looking to improve on that performance when the two sides clash again on Thursday.

The French midfield has undergone a few major changes in recent times. 2018 FIFA World Cup-winning midfielders Paul Pogba and NGolo Kante have been left out while Adrien Rabiot has made a return to the squad this time.

France (FRA) Team Updates

• Mike Maignan will probably do the Goal Keeping for his team
• Dayot Upamecano will be the Defender his team.
• Kingsley Coman will be the Mid-Fielder

Ireland (IRE) Team Updates

• Gavin Bazunu will probably do the Goal Keeping for his team
• Matt Doherty will be the Defender his team.
• Jason Knight will be the Mid-Fielder

FRA vs IRE Dream11 Prediction

France looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favourites to win the match

Republic of Ireland will be without young and in-form striker Evan Ferguson during this international break. The Brighton & Hove Albion centre-forward picked up a knee injury after scoring a hat-trick in the Seagulls latest outing against Newcastle United on September 2.

Republic of Ireland managed to contain France for the greater part of their 1-0 loss in the reverse fixture (March 27). They will find it hard to repeat the same on Thursday against Deschamps men, who have done well on home territory in recent times. France 3-0 Republic of Ireland

FRA vs IRE Euro Qualifiers Match Expert Advice: Kylian Mbappe will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Dayot Upamecano will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.

FRA vs IRE Head to Head

1. Since suffering a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Croatia in the UEFA Nations League in June 2022, France have picked up three successive wins on home soil without shipping in a goal. France are unbeaten in their last eight meetings with Republic of Ireland in all competitions.
2. Republic of Ireland have won six, lost six and drawn two of their last 14 matches across all competitions. Republic of Ireland havent qualified for a major competition since Euro 2016. They made it as far as the Round of 16 of Euro 2016 where they fell to a 2-1 loss to France. Republic of Ireland have not scored more than one goal in any of their last eight meetings with France in all competitions.

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