These are the alignments of England and France

England and France face off in a World Cup quarterfinal match in Qatar with their away teams aiming to reach the semifinals for the second time in a row.

England coach Gareth Southgate, who hesitated to line up a defense of three center backs to counter the pace of the French attack, finally opted for a four-man back, with Kyle Walker on the right to face Frenchman Kylian. Mbappé, top scorer of the tournament with five goals.

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The coach of Tres Rosas left Raheem Sterling on the bench, who rejoined the concentration after being forced to travel to his country after a robbery at his home, while Bukayo Saka, Harry Kane and Phil Foden were in attack.

In midfield Southgate fielded Jordan Henderson, Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice, who appeared to have recovered from the physical problems that forced him to miss several training sessions during the week.

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Didier Deschamps, for his part, fields the same starting team with which he played in three of the previous four games in the clash, with three attacking players, Ousmane Dembélé, Olivier Giroud and Mbappé, while Antoine Griezmann plays as coordinator.

Real Madrid player Aurelien Tchouaméni and Juventino Adrien Rabiot will be the midfield pivots, while the defense will fall to Jules Koundé, Raphael Varane, Dayot Upamecano and Theo Hernández.

Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, the captain of the team, will play his 143rd international match, marking a new record for the French team, surpassing Lilian Thuram (142).