Zinédine Zidane unveils his starting lineup for France-Türkiye in the Nations League

It's the big night. For the occasion, Zinédine Zidane, who has talked a lot about play and intensity since his induction, revealed his plans to beat Turkey in the Nations League this Friday in Izmit (8:45 p.m., to follow on figaro.fr). The French team will present itself in 4-3-3, the new coach's desire to have control in midfield.

With this in mind, the midfield trio is made up, from left to right, of Adrien Rabiot, Manu Koné at low point and Rayan Cherki. It will be interesting to see the positioning of the Citizen, a talented player converted into a relay player with “ZZ”. The last match of the former Lyonnais in Blues, against England at the World Cup (4-6), was a fiasco, both in terms of performance and attitude.

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Mbappé on the left, the revolution

In attack, Kylian Mbappé will be aligned on the left, a first since Euro 2024 and the half lost against Spain. Ousmane Dembélé, Ballon d'or 2025, is located at his PSG post, while Michael Olise will start on the right. A revolution in the French team. No more, no less. All eyes will be on the captain of the Blues, who has been talking a lot about him in the “BO” campaign in recent days. His relationship with Dembélé will be scrutinized.

In defense, Adrien Truffert, interesting in training since the start of the rally, starts at left back. On the right, trust Jules Koundé. In the middle, with Dayot Upamecano, unbeatable after his magnificent World Cup, Zidane launched Maxence Lacroix. Mike Maignan will be there in goal.

The French eleven against Turkey:

Maignan - Koundé, Upamecano, Lacroix, Truffert - Cherki, Koné, Rabiot - Olise, Dembélé, Mbappé (cap.)