This Thursday, the French national team will play a 2026 World Cup qualifier against Morocco at 10:00 PM CET at Gillette Stadium in Boston. The match involves six Paris Saint-Germain players: five for France—Lucas Hernandez, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Désiré Doué, Bradley Barcola, and Ousmane Dembélé—and one for Morocco, Achraf Hakimi. L’Équipe projects the following lineup:
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Barcola – Olise – Dembélé
Rabiot – Koné
Digne – Saliba – Upamecano – Koundé
Maignan.
As always with such announcements, we must remain cautious since nothing is official yet. Changes could occur, or head coach Didier Deschamps might spring a surprise. However, media reports tend to be quite accurate as matchday approaches, and we also saw the core lineup take shape during the World Cup.
There is little uncertainty, though the main question mark remains the left side of the attack—specifically the choice between Barcola and Doué. This decision hinges on the game plan, given how different their profiles are.
In midfield, Manu Koné is expected to replace Aurélien Tchouaméni, who has been injured for several days. However, there is also a possibility that Koné could start on the bench, given that he risks suspension for the semi-final if he receives a yellow card. N’Golo Kanté or Warren Zaïre-Emery could step in should that happen, though nothing is certain.
As always, we will wait for the official lineups to be revealed—roughly an hour and a half before kickoff—to know for sure.
