It was expected since the tactical implementation operated Tuesday evening at Stadion Grbavica in Sarajevo.
For this third match in eight days against Bosnia in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, Didier Deschamps, the national coach, chose to do without Olivier Giroud, the 2nd top scorer of the Blues in history (44), to install Kylian Mbappé at the forefront with Antoine Griezmann in support.
For the star of PSG, it is a question of raising his head and raising his level of play after a sluggish start against Ukraine (1-1) and an entry into play in Kazakhstan (2-0) marked especially by a missed penalty, the 19th in the history of the France team.
Titular coman
During the 11 against 11 the day before the match, Ousmane Dembélé on the right and Kingsley Coman on the left, animated the corridors.
Thomas Lemar, however, replaced Dembélé in the second half.
In the end, the Atlético Madrid player was chosen to start the match against Bosnia.
The presence among the holders of Coman is logical.
The Munich player had appeared, in fact, as the most dangerous attacker thanks to his sense of percussion against Ukraine.
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For the rest, it's classic.
Deschamps has decided to trust his usual holders with Rabiot to accompany Pogba to recovery and a defense made up of Pavard, Varane, Kimpembe and Hernandez from right to left.
In goals Hugo Lloris will play his 123rd game for the French team.
He equals Thierry Henry in the second rank of the most selected players, behind Lilian Thuram (142).
By winning in Sarajevo against Bosnia, the Blues would achieve a double blow: they would then have more away victories than defeats since their first match in 1904 and they would follow up on a series of eight straight wins outside their bases in competition since June 2019.
The composition of the Blues: Lloris - Pavard, Varane, Kimpembe, L. Hernandez - Lemar, P. Pogba, Rabiot, Coman - Griezmann, Mbappé
