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WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2025
Varane back in central defence for France against Denmark

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Reuters
26 November, 2022, 09:20 pm
Last modified: 26 November, 2022, 09:21 pm

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Varane back in central defence for France against Denmark

Varane will pair up with Dayot Upamecano while Jules Kounde is taking over from Benjamin Pavard on the right side of the defence.

Reuters
26 November, 2022, 09:20 pm
Last modified: 26 November, 2022, 09:21 pm
Photo: Reuters
Photo: Reuters

Raphael Varane will start at centre-back for France against Denmark in their Group D clash at the World Cup on Saturday after fully recovering from a hamstring injury.

Varane will pair up with Dayot Upamecano while Jules Kounde is taking over from Benjamin Pavard on the right side of the defence.

Aurelien Tchouameni and Adrien Rabiot start in midfield with Antoine Griezmann in support of the offensive trio of Ousmane Dembele, Kylian Mbappe, and Olivier Giroud.

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For Denmark, coach Kasper Hjulmand is replacing injured midfielder Thomas Delaney with Mikkel Damsgaard, and Andreas Cornelius gets the nod up front as Kasper Dolberg drops to the bench.

France XI - Hugo Lloris, Jules Kounde, Raphael Varane, Dayot Upamecano, Theo Hernandez, Adrien Rabiot, Aurelien Tchouameni, Antoine Griezmann, Ousmane Dembele, Olivier Giroud, Kylian Mbappe

Denmark XI - Kasper Schmeichel, Joachim Andersen, Victor Nelsson, Andreas Christensen, Rasmus Kristensen, Pierre Hojbjerg, Christian Eriksen, Joakim Maehle, Jesper Lindstrom, Andreas Cornelius, Mikkel Damsgaard

FIFA World Cup 2022

Raphael Varane / France Football Team / Denmark Football Team / FIFA World Cup 2022 / Qatar World Cup 2022

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