Comments and predictions for France vs Azerbaijan: Roosters show off their strength

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Real Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni will miss the game through suspension following his red card against Iceland.

Bradley Barcola, Marcus Thuram and Ousmane Dembele are all injured, forcing coach Deschamps to change the lineup compared to the previous match.

Adrien Rabiot is likely to be brought in to play in midfield, while Kylian Mbappe and Michael Olise could join Kingsley Coman and Hugo Ekitike in attack.

On the Azerbaijan side, the starting lineup contains no surprises. Striker duo Renat Dadashov and Mahir Emreli — who have scored a total of 10 goals for the team — will continue to lead the attack.

Midfielder Emin Mahmudov, the team's top scorer with 14 goals, is expected to make his 55th appearance. Along with that, Anatolii Nuriiev is also likely to be in the starting lineup.

Azerbaijan are expected to play with a back five against France, with Rahman Dashdamirov possibly deployed on the right flank.

Latest expected lineup for France vs Azerbaijan

France:

Maignan; Kounde, Saliba, Upamecano, T. Hernandez; Rabiot, Kone; Coman, Olise, Ekitike; Mbappe

Azerbaijan:

Mahammadaliyev; Dashdamirov, Badalov, Mustafazada, Krivotsyuk, Aliyev; Khaybulaev, Mahmudov, Nuriiev; Emreli, Dadashov

Latest football commentary France vs Azerbaijan

France's form in the two World Cup qualifiers in September was not really convincing, but they still won all 6 points after beating Ukraine 2-0 and overcoming Iceland 2-1.

In the match against Iceland, coach Didier Deschamps' team fell behind after Andri Gudjohnsen's surprise opener, but Kylian Mbappe and Bradley Barcola shone to help the team come back to win. Six full points after two matches helped "Les Bleus" temporarily maintain the top position in Group D.

France have won the World Cup twice in 1998 and 2018, and were runners-up in 2022 after a thrilling final loss to Argentina on penalties.

Once again, the “Gauls” are considered the top candidate for the championship next year. Their failure to participate in this prestigious tournament will be a big shock, because the last time France was absent from the World Cup was in 1994.

The two teams have only met twice, both in Euro 1996 qualifying, with France winning 2-0 and 10-0 against Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan got off to a difficult start in their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign, losing 5-0 to Iceland on September 5, but bounced back four days later with a 1-1 draw against Ukraine.

After two matches, Azerbaijan has only 1 point, standing at the bottom of Group D, 2 points behind Iceland and 5 points behind France. Meanwhile, the French team is aiming for a third consecutive victory to consolidate the top position.

Coach Aykhan Abbasov (currently leading Samaxi FK Club) continues to temporarily take charge of the national team after Fernando Santos left his position early last month.

Santos has lost nine of his 11 games in charge of Azerbaijan, and the team have not won since a friendly against Kazakhstan in mid-June. Their last official victory was in November 2023.

Despite facing many difficulties in Group D, a positive result against Ukraine on October 13 could give Azerbaijan more confidence ahead of the remaining two matches in November.

Latest France vs Azerbaijan score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.France vs Azerbaijanas follows:

• Sportsmole:France 2-0 Azerbaijan

• WhoScore:France 2-1 Azerbaijan
• We predict:France 2-0 Azerbaijan

When and where to watch France vs Azerbaijan live?

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