Broadcast info
Who's playing: Currently on top of Group A, France will hope to take one step towards securing a spot at the World Cup in Russia as they take on Sweden. However, their opponents are only three points behind and could blow this group wide open by nicking at least a point off Les Blues later today.
What time: Friday, June 9th at 11:45 PST/14:45 EST/18:45 GMT/19:45 BST/20:45 CET
What stadium: This game will be played at the Friends Arena. Located in Solna, it serves as the home base of the Swedish national team and can seat up to 50.653 fans at max capacity.
Which channel:
- In the USA: Fox Sports 2 USA, Fox Soccer 2GO USA, fuboTV, Fox Sports GO, FOX Deportes
- In Sweden: Dplay Sweden, Kanal 5 Sweden
- In France: TF1, RTL Nitro
- In the UK: SKY GO Extra, Sky Sports 1/HD UK, Sky Go UK, NOW TV UK
- In Canada: Sportsnet World Now, Sportsnet World
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Match Facts & Stats
- Sweden have not beaten France at home since October 15, 1969 during a World Cup 1970 qualifiers
- France have a record of W10-L5-D5 against Sweden
- Les Bleus have been beaten inside 90 minutes in just one of their last 20 fixtures
- Overall, Didier Deschamps's side have won 12 out of their last 15 games
- Sweden have won four out of their last five games, and alongside France have the strongest attack and defense so far of any team in this group
Rankings
Here's how Group A looks ahead of today's match
A close race in Group A as France prepare to face Sweden
France
Only one team per group is guaranteed an automatic berth at the World Cup in Russia next year. The second-placed team will have to try their luck in the play-offs, and right now, it's France who are leading the pack. Les Bleus come into this game having warmed up with a comfortable 5-0 win over Paraguay. Olivier Giroud netted a hat-trick before Moussa Sissoko and Antoine Griezmann got in on the fun, and it was the result Deschamps wanted to see after France lost 2-0 to Spain in March.
Deschamps will have a full-strength squad available for selection, including stars like Paul Pogba, N'Golo Kante, Kurt Zouma, Laurent Koscielny as well as the aforementioned Griezmann and Giroud. Rising starlets Ousmane Dembele and Kylian Mbappe are also included in the team, leaving Deschamps with plenty of options as France look to consolidate their top spot in Group A.
Sweden
As for Sweden, they no longer can rely on talismanic skipper Zlatan Ibrahimovic after the veteran opted to retire last year. That being said, Janne Andersson's side have done quite well, and certainly are not lacking for goals. Alongside France, they also have netted ten and conceded just three, so could pose a tricky test for their incoming visitors later today.
Having earned a well-deserved 3-2 win over reigning EURO champs Portugal recently, Sweden will definitely be full of confidence as they get ready to take on the EURO 2016 runners-up. A win for the Blågult would see things get a lot more interesting - but they have not beaten them at home since 1969. Will they end their French hoodoo today?
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