Paul Pogba dropped as Switzerland and France make changes
Switzerland and France both started their World Cups with wins, though have made changes to their lineups for Friday’s meeting.
Clive Brunskill
Switzerland and France may have won their opening World Cup matches, though both Ottmar Hitzfeld and Didier Deschamps have made changes to their starting lineups.
Switzerland have drafted Admir Mehmedi in for Valentin Stocker on the left of their attacking midfield trio, while Haris Seferović -- whose last-gasp goal earned La Nati their 2-1 victory over Ecuador -- is in for Josip Drmić up top.
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For France, Paul Pogba is surprisingly dropped to make way for Moussa Sissoko in the centre of midfield, while Olivier Giroud starts over Antoine Griezmann. That’s a switch that will likely see Karim Benzema cutting in off the left, unless Deschamps changes his 4-3-3.
Switzerland starting lineup (4-2-3-1): Diego Benaglio; Ricardo Rodríguez, Steve von Bergen, Johan Djourou, Stephan Lichtsteiner; Gökhan Inler, Valon Behrami; Admir Mehmedi, Granit Xhaka, Xherdan Shaqiri; Haris Seferović
France starting lineup (4-3-3): Hugo Lloris; Patrice Evra, Mamadou Sakho, Raphaël Varane, Mathieu Debuchy; Blaise Matuidi, Yohan Cabaye, Moussa Sissoko; Karim Benzema, Olivier Giroud, Mathieu Valbuena
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