Ukraine - France (Friday 21:45 EAT)

Preview:

All eyes will be on Tarczynski Arena when Ukraine and France face each other in a highly-anticipated World Cup qualifier. France are seen as hot favourites to win Group D and they surely want to get their job done as soon as possible. In-form Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe is widely expected to lead the line for the visiting team, while Monaco rising star Maghnes Akliouche has received his first call-up. Both Warren Zaire-Emery and Hugo Ekitike have been omitted.

The Ukrainians, on the other hand, are eager to claim a major scalp in their Group D opener, but with the team playing their home games on a neutral location (Wroclav, Poland), we are tempted to place our bets on the star-studded visitors. Dynamo Kyiv ace Andriy Yarmolenko has not been included and, in his absence, a man to watch in the home team will be Arsenal midfielder Oleksandr Zinchenko.