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Arun - September 6, 2021
France vs Finland
World Cup 2022 Qualifiers
Date: 7 September 2021, Tuesday
Kick-Off: 19:45 UK/ 20:45 CET
Venue: Parc Olympique Lyonnais
France welcome Finland to the Parc Olympique Lyonnais s they face each other in their conquest to reach the World Cup in Qatar in 2022.
The home side have been off-color in these last few games as they have not found their stride this time around.
They struggle to find a way past oppositions and seal the game.
Their struggles were made clear when they crashed out to Switzerland in the penalty shoot-out after they conceded a 3-1 lead.
The pressure is on Didier Deschamps as he looks to set his team out and ask them to provide a display worthy as World Champions.
France sit right on top with 9 points in the bag after 5 qualifying games.
They come on the back of a 1-1 draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ukraine which is disappointing considering the quality of players that Deschamps has in his rooster.
Against Bosnia, Griezmann scored a 39th minute leveler after Edin Dzeko gave the Bosnians the lead.
In the game against Ukraine, Anthony Martial got a goal on his comeback to the French side as his goal sealed yet another draw for Deschamps.
On the other hand, Finland will be looking to add to the woes of the French on their home soil as they look to put out a sturdy defensive performance.
Finland sit 2nd in the table with 5 points on board after 5 games.
They are level on points with Ukraine and they will hope to maintain second place.
The Finns come to this match on the back of a 1-0 win against Kazakhstan which saw Joel Pohjanpalo score in the 60th minute of the game.
Karim Benzema will return to the stadium where his career started and he will be a guaranteed starter for Deschamps in this fixture.
The French forward will relish the opportunity playing at home and we back him to get on the scoresheet anytime in this fixture with the odds at 1.80.
Both sides will be concerned about their defensive displays in the past, though Finland will be eager to dent the attacking prowess of Les Bleus.
Hence, we back the odds at 2.10 that there will be goals under 2.5 in this fixture.
